Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 8, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Syracuse	21-3
2	9	Tennessee	17-3
3	5	Gonzaga	22-2
4	3	Vanderbilt	21-2
5	6	Southern Mississippi	19-2
6	4	Duke	16-5
7	2	Georgetown	19-4
8	7	Kentucky	18-5
9	10	UCLA	17-4
10	11	Pittsburgh	18-7
11	13	Seton Hall	16-6
12	15	Southern California	16-6
13	21	Louisville	15-8
14	14	Maryland	19-6
15	12	Iowa State	17-6
16	16	Oklahoma State	15-6
17	18	West Virginia	16-7
18	19	Oregon	17-6
19	23	Boston College	14-7
20	8	Arkansas	20-5
21	17	North Carolina State	16-5
22	NR	Cincinnati	18-7
23	25	Memphis	19-5
24	NR	Michigan	19-6
25	24	La Salle	18-6

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Mitchell Center
Mobile, AL

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at South Alabama Jaguars
Feb 10, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Western Kentucky (20-5)	32	44	76
South Alabama (11-12)	40	41	81

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	20	5-12	3-9	0-0	0	3	3	0	2	13
Rakiecki	23	3-10	0-4	0-0	4	3	4	0	1	6
Tamayo	23	10-21	6-15	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	26
Riley	23	2-5	0-1	1-2	5	6	1	0	0	5
Petrauskas	23	5-8	0-0	1-1	6	2	1	2	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Slaughter	5	3-3	2-2	1-1	0	0	1	0	0	9
Marshall	5	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	1	1
Frazier	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Ryan	8	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	4	1	0	0	0
Evans	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-67	12-35	4-6	21	21	11	2	6	76

South Alabama Jaguars
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hayden	20	5-7	1-3	7-8	1	6	3	0	4	18
Chavis	21	8-14	3-4	3-6	4	3	0	0	1	22
Ross, E	21	9-17	1-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	19
Tabet, C	20	2-2	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	2	1	4
Burleson	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	1	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Goodson	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	2	1	0
Pleiness	7	3-4	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	8
Ross, D	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	2
Tabet, P	14	2-5	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	3	4
Rand	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0
Tudeme	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Hill	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-55	5-13	12-16	33	17	4	6	13	81

Tovarich: Another real comedy there. Just all defies the laws of statistics.

Reporter: Were you feeling good up 23-11 early?

Tovarich: Yep.

Reporter: How bout when they went on a 31-9 run to end the half?

Tovarich: Nope.

Reporter: There was a possession in the second half where you deflected 4 of their passes and they all bounced back to them. Then they took a 3 that took 3 different bounces off the rim before it went in.

Tovarich: Mmmmhmmmm.

Reporter: How many other shots do you remember them shooting and it bounced up in the air and fell in?

Tovarich: At least 5. None for us.

Reporter: What percentage did you shoot in the second half when you had a chance to take the lead?

Tovarich: 0%

Reporter: Why do you think they dunked it with .1 to go when their center was far past everyone on the court and could've just ended the game with a 3 point win?

Tovarich: We'll remember that one.

Reporter: Were you surprised they never let up on the press? Sometimes teams who do it much of the game eventually stop?

Tovarich: Amazing they never got tired.

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Couple tough loss's there but you still got to 20 wins which in books is always a solid goal on the season. It's tough when you get behind and feel like you got to shoot 3's every time down the court and it really hurts when they don't go in. Tamayo might need arm surgery at the end of the season, 61 in the last 4 games is insane.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

North Texas Mean Green at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Feb 13, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
North Texas (7-18)	28	36	64
Western Kentucky (21-5)	38	42	80

North Texas Mean Green
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Penigar	24	7-14	5-9	1-1	3	6	0	0	8	20
Thompson	18	4-9	2-6	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	10
Gabler	18	1-3	0-2	0-0	4	4	0	0	1	2
Plummer	20	2-2	0-0	0-0	8	4	0	0	2	4
Hobson	20	5-5	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	1	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
White	4	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	6
Wafer	13	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	6
Myles	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cuic	15	3-7	0-1	0-2	7	0	0	0	1	6
Vukusic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jordan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Odufuwa	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-51	7-19	1-3	34	19	0	1	16	64
TEAM TOTALS		28-51	7-19	1-3	34	19	0	1	16	64

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	16	3-7	1-4	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	7
Rakiecki	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2
Tamayo	16	3-14	1-8	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	7
Riley	16	4-7	0-0	4-4	5	0	4	0	0	12
Petrauskas	15	4-7	0-0	0-1	4	2	1	0	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	12	1-6	0-3	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	2
Slaughter	12	5-8	5-7	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	15
Marshall	12	4-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	8
Frazier	8	4-5	1-1	0-1	2	1	2	0	0	9
Evans	6	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	4
Ryan	12	3-4	0-1	0-1	1	6	2	0	0	6
TEAM TOTALS		34-69	8-26	4-7	25	17	15	1	0	80

Tovarich: I feel like that would have been a 45-44 game if we weren't so effective with the press. Bench did a great job. Starters seemed off. It's a win.

Deuce2223: Does Tamayo need surgery at the end of the year?

Tovarich: Hopefully he doesn't need Tommy John or anything. He missed his first 10 shots tonight, but then once he got a breakaway layup on a steal, he hit 2/3 after that.

Reporter: Does Tamayo just get to keep shooting even when he's 0/10?

Tovarich: And if he's 0/20.

Reporter: Why were they so rattled by the press?

Tovarich: I don't know. It was a rough-shooting, sluggish game until we broke that out and then they fell apart. Their PG is a JR, so you'd expect him to be a bit less rattled by it. But he took 14 shots and turned it over 8 times, so seems like he just likes to be in control of everything for better or for worse.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Troy Trojans at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Feb 17, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Troy (12-11)	30	36	66
Western Kentucky (22-5)	48	42	90

Troy Trojans
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Delk	22	2-7	1-2	1-2	2	5	1	0	2	6
Conklin	21	8-11	3-4	7-8	2	3	1	2	3	26
McGowen	23	6-11	0-3	2-2	2	2	0	0	3	14
Logan	17	2-6	1-1	2-2	7	1	0	0	1	7
Thomasson	14	1-5	0-0	0-1	6	2	1	0	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pasco	12	3-8	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	3	7
Wells	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vogler	5	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	3
Toombs	16	0-0	0-0	1-2	6	0	0	2	3	1
Goodson	9	0-2	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Hazzard	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Detrick	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-53	7-14	13-19	28	16	4	4	17	66
TEAM TOTALS		23-53	7-14	13-19	28	16	4	4	17	66

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	13-	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	7
Rakiecki	13	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	2	4	0	1	1
Tamayo	12	5-10	3-7	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	13
Riley	11	4-4	0-0	5-5	4	3	0	0	1	13
Petrauskas	12	3-6	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	1	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	14	3-6	0-3	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	6
Slaughter	15	5-9	3-5	0-0	2	2	3	0	0	13
Marshall	15	4-10	0-0	2-4	3	0	2	0	2	10
Frazier	10	5-7	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	10
Evans	10	4-8	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	8
Ryan	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	5	1	0	2	2
TEAM TOTALS		37-69	7-20	9-12	30	19	16	3	7	90

Tovarich: Despite them starting 5/5 on 3's, we were able to force enough turnovers to make up for it. Nice to have an easy win and get the backups some minutes.

Reporter: You outscored them in the second half without pressing. Sooo....do you really need to?

Tovarich: Yes. Having 16 extra shots is part of why we were comfortably ahead and able to play backups. I didn't do it in the second half because I don't pile on like some of the coaches in this league.

Reporter: Rakiecki is in a bit of a cold spell. What do you need to do to get him out of it?

Tovarich: Just get him more shots. He only took one. Not a concern.

Reporter: How important was getting their bigs in foul trouble?

Tovarich: Probably good. Their C was 1/5 shooting though. Maybe we could've left him in. Seems most teams who do the 1-2-1-1 press end up getting their center in foul trouble because he ends up trying to guard both our C and PF if we execute. Of course, some teams are amazing at having one guy guard two of ours.

Reporter: You had an unusually high 7 turnovers. You're usually much better than that.

Tovarich: Yeah, having a SG run point can have its issues against the press. But I can live with them. If the other team's pressing, we're usually winning. The big guys trying to drive it in and clumsily falling over and losing the ball is rather obnoxious though.

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Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 20, 2010
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Denver	14-13	.518	12-4	-
Western Kentucky	22-5	.814	10-5	1.5
Florida Atlantic	20-10	.666	10-6	2
Louisiana Lafayette	12-13	.480	10-6	2
Middle Tennessee	16-10	.615	9-7	3
Troy	12-12	.500	8-8	4
South Alabama	12-14	.461	8-8	4
Louisiana Monroe	10-14	.416	7-8	4.5
Arkansas State	13-17	.433	7-10	5.5
Florida International	8-16	.333	6-9	5.5
New Orleans	7-19	.269	6-11	6.5
North Texas	7-19	.269	5-10	6.5
Arkansas-Little Rock	10-15	.400	5-11	7

America East
Albany 10-4
Main 9-5
Boston U 9-5
New Hampshire 8-6

ACC
Duke 9-3
NC State 9-3
Georgia Tech 8-4
North Carolina 8-5

Atlantic Sun
Mercer 11-2
ETSU 12-3
Stetson 9-6

Atlantic 10
Charlotte 11-2
Dayton 10-2
Rhode Island 8-3

Big East
West Virginia 11-2
Syracuse 11-3
Georgetown 10-5
Cincinnati 9-5
Pittsburgh 9-5

Big Sky
Northern Arizona 9-4
Northern Colorado 9-5
Eastern Washington 8-6
Montana 7-6

Big South
Winthrop 8-4
Radford 8-4
High Point 7-5
Coastal Carolina 7-5
Liberty 6-6
NC Asheville 6-6
Charleston Southern 6-6

Big 10
Michigan 12-2
Purdue 10-4
Michigan State 10-5
Ohio State 9-6

Big 12
Nebraska 8-4
Texas 8-4
Iowa State 8-4
Baylor 7-5
Kansas State 6-6
Oklahoma State 6-6
Missouri 6-6
Oklahoma 6-6

Big West
Cal Poly 9-3
Cal Santa Barbara 8-4
Cal Northridge 8-47
Pacific 7-5
Cal Riverside 7-6

Colonial
VCU 15-1
Georgia State 10-6

CUSA
Southern Mississippi 10-3
Memphis 8-4
East Carolina 8-4
Houston 7-5
Tulane 7-5

Horizon
Loyola Chicago 11-5
Wisconsin-Green Bay 10-6
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 9-6
Butler 10-7

Ivy
Harvard 8-1
Dartmouth 6-4

Metro Atlantic
Manhattan 11-5
Marist 11-5
Fairfield 10-6
St. Peter's 10-6
Siena 9-7

MAC
Western Michigan 10-3
Akron 9-4
Miami Ohio 9-4
Ohio 9-4
Kent State 8-5
Ball State 8-5

MEAC
South Carolina State 11-2
Winston-Salem State 11-3
Maryland-Eastern Shore 9-5
Hampton 9-5

Missouri Valley
Bradley 11-5
Drake 10-6
Illinois State 10-6
Creighton 9-7
Southern Illinois 9-7

Mountain West
BYU 10-3
Colorado State 8-4
New Mexico 8-5
San Diego State 7-5
Air Force 7-6

Northeast
Fairleigh Dickinson 14-2
St. Francis PA 10-6
Sacred Heart 10-6

Ohio Valley
Eastern Illinois 14-5
Tennessee State 11-7
Eastern Kentucky 11-7

PAC 10
UCLA 10-4
USC 10-4
Oregon 9-5

Patriot
Lehigh 9-3
Bucknell 8-4
Holy Cross 8-4
Army 7-5

SEC
Vanderbilt 9-3
Tennessee 9-3
Arkansas 8-4
Kentucky 8-4
Florida 8-4

Southern
NC Greensboro 16-1
Appalachian State 12-6
Elon 12-6

Southland
Stephen F Austin 10-3
Texas Arlington 9-4
UTSA 8-4
TXAM-CC 8-5

SWAC
Grambling 11-3
Alabama A&M 9-4
Southern 8-5

Summit
Oakland 10-6
Western Illinois 10-6
IUPUI 10-6
Oral Roberts 10-7
Southern Utah 9-7
South Dakota State 9-8
UL-Calcutta 8-8

West Coast
Gonzaga 11-1
St. Mary's 8-3
San Francisco 7-4

WAC
Louisiana Tech 9-4
New Mexico State 8-4
Utah State 8-4

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Pharmed Arena
Miami, FL

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Florida International Golden Panthers
Feb 20, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Western Kentucky (23-5)	42	40	82
Florida International (8-17)	35	33	68

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	16	5-8	4-4	0-0	1	7	2	0	0	14
Rakiecki	16	2-5	1-4	0-0	2	9	1	0	0	5
Tamayo	16	9-15	5-11	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	23
Riley	16	3-4	0-0	1-1	2	0	1	1	0	7
Petrauskas	16	3-5	0-0	2-3	3	2	4	0	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	12	3-10	2-8	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	8
Slaughter	6	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	8
Marshall	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frazier	12	1-7	0-6	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	2
Evans	6	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan	12	3-5	0-1	0-2	0	4	0	0	0	6
TEAM TOTALS		32-65	14-38	4-8	22	24	14	1	0	82

Florida International Golden Panthers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Soto	21	4-6	1-2	7-7	2	5	0	0	3	16
Messy	21	9-12	2-3	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	20
Djordic	22	2-12	0-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	4	4
Farmer	24	7-8	1-2	0-0	10	1	0	0	3	15
Grove	16	2-3	0-0	0-1	7	3	0	2	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gamble	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	0
Domercant	7	3-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	7
Radziejewski	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Homan	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
St. Clair	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Minyem	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Danley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-48	5-14	7-8	31	17	0	2	14	68

Tovarich: Just like last game. +14 in turnovers, +17 in shots, or that likely would've been a nailbiter.

Reporter: Tamayo made his first 6 shots, and you lead 35-20. Were you feeling good then?

Tovarich: I was. Then he missed 3 in a row, and then a lot of other people went cold and suddenly it was 42-39 right after halftime. Then we came back alive for some reason.

Reporter: Still not concerned about Rakiecki's lack of scoring?

Tovarich: Still not. He passed up a lot of shots today, thus the 9 assists. Great game by him even if the stats say he only made 2 shots.

Reporter: Are there any players you'd like to leave the program or would you like everyone back?

Tovarich: I'd love to have everyone back. Marshall seems like the only one who's on the fence. He's likely be the B-team PF next year. He's mainly the B-team C this year, but I think we'll get a decent C in recruiting.

Reporter: It's the last week of in-season recruiting. How do you feel?

Tovarich: As long as Hofstra doesn't offer my C, we ought to be good on him. No idea why they haven't. And we seem safe on our PG choice.

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Convocation Center
Jonesboro, AR

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Arkansas State Red Wolves
Feb 25, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Western Kentucky (24-5)	45	51	96
Arkansas State (13-18)	29	38	67

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	13	4-5	3-4	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	11
Rakiecki	17	3-12	2-9	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	8
Tamayo	9	5-6	3-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	13
Riley	15	3-6	0-1	1-1	6	4	1	1	0	7
Petrauskas	9	5-5	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	0	0	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	9	4-8	2-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	10
Slaughter	15	2-7	2-5	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	6
Marshall	16	5-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	4	1	0	10
Frazier	12	5-7	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	12
Evans	9	2-3	0-0	2-2	4	2	1	0	0	6
Ryan	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	5	7	1	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		39-66	13-29	5-7	32	28	10	2	3	96

Arkansas State Red Wolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Wedel	20	1-12	0-6	0-0	1	5	0	0	3	2
Morgan	22	6-10	3-5	2-2	1	1	2	0	1	17
Thomas	22	7-9	1-2	0-1	3	2	0	1	2	15
Farmer	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	2
Walsh	21	4-6	1-2	1-2	7	3	0	1	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Morrison	12	4-8	0-3	1-1	0	2	1	0	0	9
Deane	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	3	2
Cisse	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Kruger	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Ray	8	3-5	1-2	1-4	0	3	0	0	0	8
Guasco	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Bing	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-56	6-20	5-10	21	20	3	3	10	67

Tovarich: Surprisingly easy win given the other team's great team unity. Couple people had some rough shooting nights, tried to let them shoot their way out of it in the second half, hopefully it worked.

Reporter: So you're ready to admit Rakiecki was struggling?

Tovarich: He started 0-8, so yeah, it's hard to sugarcoat that. Slaughter started pretty slow, so that's why they were both in more in the second half, and they finally each hit a couple.

Reporter: Why pull Tamayo and Petrauskas so early?

Tovarich: Just trying to make sure Tamayo doesn't need Tommy John after the season. Petrauskas was surprisingly competent but just wanted to get some minutes for the slightly unhappy people when I can. No need to rub it in on the opponent.

Reporter: Speaking of, did you need to shoot a 3 with 15 seconds to go?

Tovarich: The shot clock was still on, so yes.

Reporter: But you could've run it down more.

Tovarich: You're getting feisty. I'm going to send you an assistant again.

Reporter: Great! We'd love to meet the other assistant.

Tovarich: Good luck with that.

Reporter: Well, I just don't think you needed to shoot again.

Tovarich: There's no purpose to standing around and letting the shot clock expire. Then the clock stops, and someone has to throw the ball in. Maybe the other team subs. That takes longer. We never shoot with the shot clock off, with the one exception I think against North Texas where Marshall grabbed a rebound with 20 seconds to go and could've kicked it out to dribble out the clock, but his instinct was just to go right back up with it when he grabbed it and I'm fine with that.

Reporter: Denver has lost 2 of 3, so now this last game is for the regular season championship and the 1-seed. How big of an accomplishment would that be?

Tovarich: You media folks picked us 1st based on ratings, so I guess it's important we make you all look smart. Considering our low team unity starting 4 FR, I had kind of accepted we may not be able to after the 4th or 5th loss. Denver finally came back to earth I guess. Now it's also important we make them regret the 3 they took against us the first game up 19 at the buzzer.

Reporter: But they missed.

Tovarich: I don't care.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Denver Pioneers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Feb 27, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Denver (14-15)	35	29	64
Western Kentucky (25-5)	46	35	81

Denver Pioneers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Lewis, K	22	5-10	0-5	0-0	1	5	1	0	1	11
Camper	24	7-12	5-7	3-4	1	1	1	0	4	22
Rohnert	22	1-11	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	3
Chandler	20	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	4
Popoola	18	7-9	0-0	3-4	11	0	1	1	1	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bullock	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lewis, R	14	1-1	0-0	1-1	5	2	0	0	2	3
Geiger	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Lambert	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carbaugh	6	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	2
Shaw	-- DID NOT PLAY --
McCullough	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-51	7-17	7-9	28	15	3	1	11	64
TEAM TOTALS		25-51	7-17	7-9	28	15	3	1	11	64

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	21	6-8	5-7	0-0	3	9	2	0	0	17
Slaughter	9	3-4	2-2	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	8
Tamayo	22	10-22	9-20	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	29
Evans	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Petrauskas	21	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	2	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	6	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Rakiecki	19	2-7	1-5	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	5
Marshall	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	2	1	2
Frazier	5	2-3	1-2	1-1	0	0	2	0	0	6
Riley	19	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	4	1	0	2	4
Ryan	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		31-58	18-38	1-1	19	26	10	5	4	81

Tovarich: Excellent execution.

Reporter: In what way coach?

Tovarich: Stivers hit the shot.

Reporter: Which shot?

Tovarich: The 3 with .2 seconds to go.

Reporter: Wasn't just winning the winner-take-all regular season championship game enough?

Tovarich: No.

Reporter: Did you need to full court press up 14 late?

Tovarich: No. I didn't NEED to do anything. Once we had 65, we technically didn't need to do anything, but maybe Denver coach will remember what he did to us and give us that kind of motivation on top of it being such an important game?

Reporter: Just want to say it was nice of you to start the 2 SR's on SR day.

Tovarich: I can be nice.

Reporter: This was the first time we saw the alternate grey jerseys.

Tovarich: This was the first time I noticed they existed, so SR day seemed like a good opportunity to use them.

Reporter: Do you think the players got a jolt from that?

Tovarich: Seems like kids like that kinda thing these days. They don't seem all that exciting to me, but I guess I'm old.

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America East-Vestal, NY
1 Boston U vs. 8 Binghamton/9 Hartford
4 New Hampshire vs. 5 Vermont
3 Maine vs. 6 UMBC
2 Albany vs. 7 Stony Brook

Big South-Home Courts
1 Winthrop vs. 8 VMI
4 Liberty vs. 5 Coastal Carolina
3 High Point vs. 6 Charleston Southern
2 Radford vs. 7 NC Asheville

Colonial-Washington, DC
1 VCU vs. 8 NC Wilmington/9 William & Mary
4 Northeastern vs. 5 Georgia State/12 Hofstra
3 George Mason vs. 6 Delaware/11 Drexel
2 Old Dominion vs. 7 James Madison/10 Towson

Horizon-Home Courts
1 Loyola Chicago vs. 8 Illinois-Chicago/9 Detroit
4 Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. 5 Wright State
3 Butler vs. 6 Cleveland State
2 Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs. 7 Youngstown State

Metro Atlantic-Albany, NY
1 Manhattan vs. 8 Canisius/9 Iona
4 Fairfield vs. 5 Siena
3 St. Peter's vs. 6 Loyola Maryland
2 Marist vs. 7 Niagara/10 Rider

Missouri Valley-St. Louis, MO
1 Illinois State vs. 8 Missouri State/9 Wichita State
4 Creighton vs. 5 Southern Illinois
3 Bradley vs. 6 Drake
2 Indiana State vs. 7 Evansville/10 Northern Iowa

Northeast-Home Courts
1 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. 8 Mt. St. Mary's
4 Wagner vs. 5 Long Island
3 Sacred Heart vs. 6 Robert Morris
2 St. Francis PA vs. 7 St. Francis NY

Ohio Valley-Knoxville, TN
1 Eastern Illinois vs. 8 Austin Peay
4 Murray State vs. 5 Morehead State
3 Tennessee State vs. 6 Tennessee Tech
2 Eastern Kentucky vs. 7 Tennessee-Martin

Patriot-Home Courts
1 Lehigh vs. 8 American
4 Bucknell vs. 5 Colgate
3 Army vs. 6 Navy
2 Holy Cross vs. 7 Lafayette

Southern-Greensboro, NC
1 NC Greensboro vs. 8 Furman/9 Citadel
4 Wofford vs. 5 College of Charleston
3 Appalachian State vs. 6 Davidson/11 Chattanooga
2 Elon vs. 7 Western Carolina/10 Georgia Southern

Summit-North Little Rock, AR
1 Oakland vs. 8 IPFW
4 South Dakota State vs. 5 Oral Roberts
3 Western Illinois vs. 6 "UL-Calcutta"
2 IUPUI vs. 7 Southern Utah

Sun Belt-Mobile, AL
1 Western Kentucky vs. 8 Troy/9 Florida International
4 Louisiana Lafayette vs. 5 Middle Tennessee
3 Florida Atlantic vs. 6 South Alabama/11 Arkansas-Little Rock
2 Denver vs. 7 Louisiana Monroe/10 Arkansas State

West Coast-San Diego, CA
1 Gonzaga vs. 8 San Diego
4 Pepperdine vs. 5 Portland
3 St. Mary's vs. 6 Loyola Marymount
2 San Francisco vs. 7 Santa Clara

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Atlantic Sun-Nashville, TN
1 Mercer vs. 8 Florida Gulf Coast
4 Jacksonville vs. 5 Gardner-Webb
3 Stetson vs. 6 Lipscomb
2 East Tennessee State vs. 7 Campbell

Atlantic 10-Worcester, MA
1 Xavier vs. 8 Temple/9 Richmond
4 La Salle vs. 5 St. Joseph's/12 Fordham
3 Charlotte vs. 6 Dayton/11 Duquesne
2 Rhode Island vs. 7 Massachusetts/10 St. Bonaventure

Big Sky-Greeley, CO
1 Northern Colorado vs. 4 Portland State/5 Montana
2 Northern Arizona vs. 3 Idaho State/6 Eastern Washington

Big West-Anaheim, CA
1 Cal Poly vs. 8 Cal Fullerton
4 Cal Santa Barbara vs. 5 Cal Irvine
3 Cal Northridge vs. 6 Long Beach State
2 Pacific vs. 7 Cal Riverside

CUSA-Memphis, TN
1 Southern Mississippi vs. 8 UAB/9 Marshall
4 Houston vs. 5 SMU/12 Central Florida
3 East Carolina vs. 6 Rice/11 UTEP
2 Memphis vs. 7 Tulane/10 Tulsa

MEAC-Raleigh, NC
1 Winston-Salem State vs. 8 Norfolk State/9 Coppin State
4 South Carolina State vs. 5 Maryland-Eastern Shore
3 Delaware State vs. 6 North Carolina A&T/11 Bethune-Cookman
2 Hampton vs. 7 Morgan State/10 Howard

Mountain West-Las Vegas, NV
1 BYU vs. 8 TCU/9 Wyoming
4 San Diego State vs. 5 New Mexico
3 Air Force vs. 6 UNLV
2 Colorado State vs. 7 Utah

PAC 10-Los Angeles, CA
1 USC vs. 8 Cal/9 Oregon State
4 Arizona State vs. 5 Washington
3 UCLA vs. 6 Arizona
2 Oregon vs. 7 Stanford/10 Washington State

SEC-Tampa Bay, FL
1 Vanderbilt vs. 8 Mississippi State/9 Georgia
4 Florida vs. 5 Arkansas/12 Auburn
3 Kentucky vs. 6 Alabama/11 South Carolina
2 Tennessee vs. 7 Mississippi/10 LSU

Southland-Houston, TX
1 Stephen F Austin vs. 8 Texas State
4 UTSA vs. 5 Nicholls State
3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. 6 Central Arkansas
2 Texas-Arlington vs. 7 Northwestern State

SWAC-Birmingham, AL
1 Alabama A&M vs. 8 Alabama State
4 Prairie View vs. 5 Jackson State
3 Grambling vs. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2 Southern vs. 7 Alcorn State

WAC-Las Cruces, NM
1 Utah State vs. 8 San Jose State/9 Idaho
4 Nevada vs. 5 Hawaii
3 Louisiana Tech vs. 6 Boise State
2 New Mexico State vs. 7 Fresno State

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Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal
Mitchell Arena
Mobile, AL

Troy Trojans at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Mar 7, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Troy (13-15)	23	30	53
Western Kentucky (26-5)	38	27	65

Troy Trojans
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Delk	21	4-10	0-1	1-2	1	7	0	0	2	9
Conklin	21	3-7	2-5	1-2	1	3	1	0	2	9
McGowen	21	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	3	1	1	2	7
Logan	21	4-7	0-0	0-0	10	2	1	0	0	8
Thomasson	19	6-6	0-0	0-1	7	2	0	0	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Peavy	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0
Pasco	4	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Wells	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Vogler	5	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Hazzard	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Toombs	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	2
Detrick	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-48	5-15	2-5	25	19	4	1	14	53
TEAM TOTALS		23-48	5-15	2-5	25	19	4	1	14	53

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	19	2-3	1-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	5
Rakiecki	23	3-11	1-7	0-0	0	2	4	0	0	7
Tamayo	22	3-10	3-8	0-0	0	1	3	0	0	9
Riley	19	7-7	0-0	2-4	5	1	2	1	1	16
Petrauskas	22	6-10	0-0	2-2	11	1	3	0	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Slaughter	6	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Marshall	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0
Frazier	6	0-1	0-0	4-4	2	1	0	1	0	4
Evans	3	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Ryan	8	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	0	2	1
TEAM TOTALS		25-51	6-21	9-12	24	10	14	3	5	65

Tovarich: It's a win. Get to play another day but Stivers is out the rest of the tournament. If we can somehow scratch out 2 more wins, he'll be good for the NCAA tournament though.

Reporter: Also the NIT that you clinched.

Tovarich: Yippee.

Reporter: What's the plan at PG without him? You cut the only other true PG you had on the roster in the preseason.

Tovarich: Yes. You were very clear about how you felt about that. Rakiecki will play PG. We'll figure out who moves from the B team to the starting lineup here tonight. Slaughter started a few times while Rakiecki was hurt, but the B team had no particular scoring threat and I didn't care for it, so I lean against that right now. I'll have to evaluate the options. Then Evans will play with the B team all the time.

Reporter: How instrumental was Riley tonight to get the win?

Tovarich: Critical. The 1-2-1-1 is easily beaten and the PF just needs to make a layup one on one against their center usually. We often manage to miss them. We drew a few fouls but most importantly, Riley made all the layups without any stupid over the shoulder shots or unnecessary finger rolls that end up missing, and he made all 7 layups without getting pushed around. I don't understand why it's not always like that.

Reporter: Do you think the players believe they can win without their PG?

Tovarich: I may have to give some pep talks.

Reporter: Are you concerned with Tamayo's cold shooting game? Or Rakiecki's for that matter?

Tovarich: Can't have any more of those game from Tamayo. With Rakiecki at PG, shooting's not going to be much a part of the plan for him as it usually isn't with my PG.

Reporter: Stivers can shoot quite a few times though.

Tovarich: Yes, he's an exceptional shooter and I want him shooting. Rakiecki had some nice shooting games, but he seems in a major slump lately and I need him more focused on passing.

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ACC-Charlotte, NC
1 Duke vs. 8 Miami/9 Wake Forest
4 Virginia Tech vs. 5 Boston College/12 Virginia
3 Georgia Tech vs. 6 North Carolina/11 Clemson
2 NC State vs. 7 Florida State/10 Maryland

Big East-Syracuse, NY
1 West Virginia vs. 8 Louisville/9 Marquette
4 Cincinnati vs. 5 Seton Hall/12 South Florida
3 Georgetown vs. 6 Pittsburgh/11 Connecticut
2 Syracuse vs. 7 St. John's/10 Notre Dame

Big 10-Indianapolis, IN
1 Michigan vs. 8 Indiana/9 Northwestern
4 Ohio State vs. 5 Minnesota
3 Purdue vs. 6 Wisconsin/11 Penn State
2 Michigan State vs. 7 Illinois/10 Iowa

Big 12-Dallas, TX
1 Texas vs. 8 Baylor/9 Kansas State
4 Iowa State vs. 5 Oklahoma/12 Colorado
3 Oklahoma State vs. 6 Texas A&M/11 Texas Tech
2 Nebraska vs. 7 Kansas/10 Missouri

MAC-Cleveland, OH
1 Western Michigan vs. 8 Central Michigan/9 Northern Illinois
4 Miami Ohio vs. 5 Ohio/12 Eastern Michigan
3 Kent State vs. 6 Ball State/11 Bowling Green
2 Akron vs. 7 Buffalo/10 Toledo

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Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal
Mitchell Arena
Mobile, AL

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Mar 8, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Middle Tennessee (18-12)	35	35	70
Western Kentucky (27-5)	51	32	83

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gilchrest	23	11-17	7-9	0-0	0	4	1	0	1	29
Avery	21	2-5	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	5
Sain	22	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	4
Davis	23	5-5	0-0	1-1	9	5	0	1	2	11
Ford	16	3-4	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Silva	8	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	7
Worley	13	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	1	2	0
Boyd	10	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	6
Hair	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2
Coombs	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Ballinger	-- DID NOT PLAY --
McCurry	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-50	11-22	1-1	22	19	1	2	8	70
TEAM TOTALS		29-50	11-22	1-1	22	19	1	2	8	70

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	11	0	0	1	0
Rakiecki	15	5-8	4-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	14
Tamayo	13	10-15	7-9	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	27
Riley	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Petrauskas	13	3-4	0-0	0-1	8	1	1	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	10	5-6	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	12
Slaughter	13	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	4	2	0	0	3
Marshall	12	4-6	0-0	2-3	1	1	0	1	1	10
Frazier	14	2-5	1-2	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	5
Evans	8	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	4
Ryan	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		32-51	15-25	4-6	16	23	8	2	2	83

Tovarich: Incredible shooting performance. I shake my head when the other team goes off like that, so I should be consistent and shake my head at us too.

Reporter: So, what happened to that whole injury for Shivers?

Tovarich: I legitimately have no idea. I was given an injury report that said 4 days for him. I wake up the morning of the game, injury report is blank. I can only assume it was an incompetent assistant. I don't know what happened.

Reporter: Middle Tennessee coach seems to think it was a trick and that you should be suspended by the league for lying about his injury.

Tovarich: I have to plead ignorance on that. Some kind of glitch in the universe maybe.

Reporter: You had a 22 point lead in the second half, but let them get back in it and get within 10.

Tovarich: Yes, and I angrily had to put all the starters back in that I was resting.

Reporter: Why rest them?

Tovarich: Because it's Day 2 of 3 consecutive. You totally get tired doing that right? Like, you should start the 3rd game with less than full energy? It feels like that's how it should work. And I know somehow it doesn't. So, I'll go with just getting minute to develop the bench and help keep them happy.

Reporter: Have you ever seen a half shooting 11/18 on 3's?

Tovarich: Don't forget about their 8/11 first half on 3's too. Everyone was on fire from there. Then we hit our first 3 to start the second half too. It was other-worldly and it needed to be. They fought back and they didn't miss much either.

Reporter: You get Denver again. Still a revenge game?

Tovarich: Winning the automatic spot in the tournament is more important. But if you're asking if I may take a timeout with 8 seconds to go up 12 and have someone fire off a 3 at the buzzer, I wouldn't pass up that opportunity.

Reporter: Do you think you need the win to get in?

Tovarich: I think so. Our RPI isn't great. Penn State was a worthless power opponents. Wake and Mississippi are around .500. Our SOS isn't great. I haven't seen if there's an update after these last 2 but heading in it looked like we were squarely on the bubble. I expect a loss eliminates us, but I have no idea.

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Sun Belt Tournament Championship
Mitchell Center
Mobile, AL

Denver Pioneers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Mar 9, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Denver (16-16)	30	29	59
Western Kentucky (28-5)	37	42	79

Denver Pioneers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Lewis, K	22	6-10	4-10	1-1	0	3	0	0	2	17
Camper	20	4-7	0-2	0-0	1	4	0	1	1	8
Rohnert	17	4-9	2-6	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	10
Chandler	22	2-6	0-0	1-2	8	4	0	1	1	5
Popoola	19	5-11	0-0	1-1	6	2	0	0	0	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bullock	14	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	0
Lewis, R	12	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	4
Geiger	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2
Lambert	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2
Shaw	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Carbaugh	-- DID NOT PLAY --
McCullough	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-56	6-20	3-4	29	17	2	2	6	59
TEAM TOTALS		25-56	6-20	3-4	29	17	2	2	6	59

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	16	1-1	1-1	1-2	3	5	0	0	0	4
Rakiecki	16	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Tamayo	15	6-16	6-12	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	18
Riley	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	2
Petrauskas	16	4-7	0-0	3-3	8	1	0	0	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	8	4-5	2-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	10
Slaughter	12	3-5	3-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	9
Marshall	12	3-5	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	8
Frazier	10	4-7	1-4	1-3	3	1	0	0	0	10
Evans	7	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2
Ryan	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	7	1	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		29-57	14-27	7-10	30	21	6	1	2	79

Tovarich: Feels good to know we're for sure in the tournament now. Great shooting again. Tamayo missed the 3 at the end there, but oh well.

Reporter: Congratulations coach, but did you really need to call a timeout with 13 seconds left to sub in all your starts and fire off a 3 with 4 seconds to go?

Tovarich: Yes.

Reporter: If you shoot like this in the NCAA tournament, can you win a game?

Tovarich: As long as the team we draw doesn't have a crazy dominant big guy, then we can maybe outshoot them with a lot of 3's. That'll likely be the plan.

Reporter: Do you think outrebounding them was a good sign?

Tovarich: Sure. Can't hurt. We still have up too many offensive rebounds. 3 on one possession early, but it's a nice bonus if we could outrebound a high school really.

Reporter: Congratulations again coach. We'll see you at the post-Selection Show press conference.

Tovarich: (eyes roll out the back of head)

Reporter: Come on coach, you have to do one.

Tovarich: Maybe the assistant will handle that.