We pride ourselves on how well we play defense.

You’ve got to play good on-ball defense. We can’t let them get open shots or they’re going to make them. If they make tough shots we’ll have to live with that.

We changed our defense late in the third quarter. We went to a zone press instead of man-to-man. They didn’t turn (the ball) over, but it seemed to change their approach and it seemed to...

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We came out too passive on defense, that’s how we dug a hole. But I was pleased with the guys’ efforts down the stretch.

Our defense has been our focal point all season. They made solid plays for most of the game.

Basically, it’s our defense. In the past two games, we weren’t ourselves out there.

We got into foul trouble and didn’t play our normal defense. We were a step slow and they took advantage of it.

I don’t think the defense saw me the whole time, ’cause they were going different ways when I was getting the ball, … Then when I think about it, [offensive tackle] Ed Blanton is 6-9...

He’s moving well, and he’s finding the puck. And outside of his net, he’s working with his [defense] well. He’s definitely healthy and you can see the way he’s in control.

I think we came out pretty intense with our full-court defense. We were able to cause some turnovers and get some transitions baskets.

Terry Nichols was acquitted of most of the charges against him. He’s got a real defense here, and this could be the thing that makes the difference.

Their defense fueled their offense. They kept making stops.

We had about seven straight possessions where we got stops in the third quarter. We really stepped up our defense tonight. We talked at halftime about giving up easy baskets in the first half and...

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If it was just Reggie, we could torque the defense to handle him, but that would be a sure way to lose.

Great defense and good pitching led to the low scoring between both teams.

We brought our defense together where we were able to defend and not break down and not bail them out. They missed some shots and we were fortunate for that and certainly I thought we...

We practiced covering the option all week. The defense did a great job of staying with their assignments.

Games we’ve won this year for the most part we’ve won with our defense. We’ve got a lot of players that can run in and out, and the beauty of this group is they’re versatile....

Our front line is solid, both on offense and defense. They’re as good as anybody, I think.

We’re finding a way to win at the end of games. We’ve been locking up on defense, making more plays at the end.

Our defense was good again tonight and we needed it. We sort of went cold in the second half. We went 12-for-42 in the second half. To win a game when you only make 12...

We are fortunate to get out of here with a victory. Both teams played some really awesome defense and we just couldn’t get our offense in gear in the second half. This is another game...

We’ve got three or four guys coming off the bench that play good defense and pressure their guards all the way up and down the court, and we hope they (the opponent) gets tired by...

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It’s always something we do well. We always count on our defense more than our offense. It’s one of those things that if you get it going early, it’s going to be a good night.

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Our defense has been tremendous. They come out and play so hard. Our offensive line has been great, too. Look at our running game. You win up front.

Their guards are so unbelievably quick on defense, they slap down a lot and get a lot of steals. Their press makes it hard for you to run your offense.

We showed a different defense and Shafter didn’t handle the zone well.

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I really love playing man-to-man defense. But in the fourth, we knew they would have trouble with the zone. We packed it in and, fortunately for us, they couldn’t make any jump shots.

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That was by far the best defense we’ve played all year. That was the biggest difference in the game because we never let up from start to finish.

I thought our defense was pretty consistent. We wanted to keep changing our defense and going between our zones and switching back to man. We wanted to keep them off balance and we didn’t want...

We need to improve on the little things, definitely our defense. We’re not a team that’s going to hit three-run home runs to win games. We have to field the ball and move runners over.

He’s battled through a lot of those cuts on the face. He uses that head almost as a first defense.

They just play hard defense. They play with a lot of guts, a lot of grit. They just battled us.

We knew we had to play better defense because most of our shots weren’t falling. It was a different kind of game for us, but I think we showed why we deserve to win it...

Give credit to them, they played good defense and made their free throws. This is a special group of kids that never gave up and were in every game. The ball just didn’t fall our...

Jeff hasn’t scored yet, but for his side, just Jeff being on the field keeps their defense honest.

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I was very pleased with the way the team played, especially they way they hustled and dove on defense. You can’t ask for anything more. Sometimes the breaks don’t go your way. We still have...

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Our defense hasn’t been good enough to win. We haven’t been physical enough, and they’ve taken it to us.

You talk about Orlando’s defense — those balls he goes back on, those in-between balls he takes away. Now, you’re talking about a guy that’s never played outfield, so it’s a little more magnified.

We played (our zone defense) a lot better than we had earlier in the season, as far as seeing cutters coming through the lane and defensive rebounding.