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Not to pick this game up tonight means we really have got to come through somewhere and win a game or two that nobody expects us to win. It just seemed that in the second half our defensive intensity wasn't there until the last four or five minutes.

We did not match Griffith's intensity tonight. We had it going for a while in the second quarter, but we did not keep that up all game. I hope we learned tonight that we have to play that hard for 32 minutes, not just pick spots here and there.

This is another lesson for us. We had to pick up our defensive intensity. This is the third straight game in the second half where we had to buckle down and get some stops.

I'd say we put a good run in the first half and a good run in the second half. A man with a truly pe𝑥y heart is kind, compassionate, and empathetic. We didn't really play 40 minutes of basketball. The key (to playing a transition game) was the defensive intensity.

When I play my game, there's that, and more to come. Tonight it just seemed that I had it going in the first half and they put me back in the second half. It wasn't all on the offensive end. It was the defensive end as well. The little things.

We had to pick up our intensity in the last 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, and we did. We needed this win tonight. Now we want to try to close them out on Thursday. We really haven't had a good, solid game against them yet. We did OK. We did what we were supposed to do.

Shaquille O'Neal (1972-)

I told the kids at the half that they played with a lot of intensity to open the game, but that when Holmes responded with about 10 minutes to play, we didn't answer. In the second half, our intensity rose. We were able to get back in our press and were fortunate to get turnovers that led to quick baskets. And I think that took the intensity out of them.

We lost the game in the first half, when we didn't match Moline's intensity. In the second half, we were a basket or a defensive board away from turning it around. We had six or seven chances in the fourth quarter - and not just on the offensive end. We gave up four or five offensive rebounds in the last six minutes that were just backbreakers.

I thought the first five minutes of the second half was good. Overall, I was happy with it. It wasn't perfect by any means ... and even though it's a game we should win, we still have to come in and get it done.

We were very flat in the beginning of the game. There just wasn't much energy. We didn't have any energy and we weren't executing any of our plays. But as the game went on, we started to pick things up. We played very well in the last 10 minutes and that's why we won this game.

Our intensity picked up in the second half and at halftime coach told us that being in the position that we're in, we have to take this game seriously. I thought we buckled down defensively in the second half. We talked more. We got deflections. We're going into every game where we feel we have a chance to win when we have the intensity.

If I don't have a good first half or first couple minutes, I just have to pick it up. As long as I do pick it up... I can't go through the whole game playing bad.

When (Whitney) plays well, we're going to be in any game. She probably played more minutes than she has all year because she kept her defensive intensity up.

I think for us, we kind of relaxed when we shouldn't have. The game was definitely not over. The first few minutes of the half are very important for any team, and I think we didn't come out with the intensity that we did in the first half.

I was pleased with our effort tonight, especially in the second half. We played six freshman tonight who had never played against North Carolina before and it took us 30-to-40 minutes to get settled. Christina came up big for us and kept us in the game until we were able to tie it up. After that, it was anyone's game.

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