Chad Allan

When you hit a shot at the end of a quarter or a half, that gives you a lot of read more

When you hit a shot at the end of a quarter or a half, that gives you a lot of momentum if the game is close. Rochester played us tough and made a lot of shots they needed to. We needed to dig down deep and play well defensively to get some stops.

These two teams match up well. I expected this type of game all the way through. We were just a read more

These two teams match up well. I expected this type of game all the way through. We were just a couple of possessions away. We just couldn't get that one basket. They hit their free throws at the end, which did it.

Especially on defense in the first half against everyone we play, we try to use our feet to get into read more

Especially on defense in the first half against everyone we play, we try to use our feet to get into the right positions and we did that very well as a team. The whole team really jelled together in this game on defense. We didn't allow Elma to have a whole lot of open looks.

We had some good looks ... and nothing dropped.

We had some good looks ... and nothing dropped.

The first half was almost like a boxing match, trying to see what the other guy was going to do. read more

The first half was almost like a boxing match, trying to see what the other guy was going to do. In the second half, our conditioning allowed us to keep our intensity up and play at a pace that helped us extend the lead.