Limestone is porous, it transmits moisture. When you create an artificial bed like I’m describing, you sort of duplicate that kind of environment.

We had to upset their rhythm somehow. So we went to a full-court press then half-court traps, and eventually some man-to-man defense.

We really tried to squeeze one person in front and one person in back of Lawson to keep the damage at a minimum. But he’s such a tremendous player that he is going to get...

I have known Coach Winn a long time and I know he always makes a run in the second half. I just told my players to stick with it and to withhold the pressure.

Thousand Oaks is a very aggressive offensive rebounding team. That was a major concern. So I’m pretty happy with the rebound totals. But the turnovers kind of negate the rebounding edge.