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00:04 They took the fight to us, especially in the second half.
00:08 Well coached team, hard fighting team, hard to beat this team at home.
00:12 I thought we did a lot of things well, but at critical times,
00:17 I just thought we made mistakes, especially in the second half.
00:23 They shoot 48% in the second half and
00:25 they also make 19 free throws, 23 total free throws.
00:30 To me, that's the game.
00:31 Questions?
00:35 >> Yeah, Kenny, could you take me through that time out there after the ball gets
00:39 knocked out of bounds that led to the shot clock violation?
00:43 What did you draw up there in the huddle and
00:47 just how did it not work out to what you drew up heading up?
00:51 >> We drew up the play for Trey to drive, for
00:55 the off guard on the opposite side to hit a counter in case he couldn't get open.
01:02 We froze on the opposite side, which left Trey stranded.
01:05 It was a mistake that we made and it's one of those things that lead to
01:13 losing basketball when you talk about attention to detail.
01:19 I give you the play, I give you the initial part of the play and
01:22 here's the counter to what they're doing.
01:25 But there was many plays before that that led to the loss.
01:31 >> Thinking back to the first half, you guys came out and
01:37 looked really sharp on offense, you had seven assists.
01:39 I think that was the most in the first half this season.
01:43 We also turned the ball over, I said a new season in the first half with 11.
01:48 Cut back on those in the second half, but then you also cut back on the assists.
01:51 Just how do you find that balance of trying to share the ball but
01:54 also doing it in a smart manner?
01:57 >> Well, first of all, I think on the defensive end when they shoot 48% and
02:03 they make 12 shots, to me that's the game.
02:07 That means 12 baskets they scored and they shoot basically 50%.
02:13 The second part of that, when they didn't make the shot, they got fouled 23 times or
02:18 they went to the line 23 times and they made 19, that's the game.
02:24 That's all just the second half, that's the game.
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02:33 >> Go ahead, go ahead, please.
02:35 >> Hey, coach, Tech went on a 16 to 2 run combined over the last few minutes of
02:39 the first half and into the second half.
02:41 How big was that to allow Virginia Tech to get that momentum to start
02:45 the second half?
02:46 >> I just thought the beginning of the second half, really,
02:49 we walked out of halftime, we had a one point lead,
02:51 probably should have been up three or four.
02:54 But coming out of the second half, they get two or
03:00 three straight baskets unattested right at the rim, basically.
03:05 Whether it was a drive, whether it was a post up.
03:07 That changed the momentum of the game.
03:10 From that point on, we was on our heels to try to catch back up.
03:15 We did a decent job of catching back up, but again, the second half,
03:19 I'll say it again, basically 50% shooting and 23 free throws.
03:25 That's the game.
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03:29 >> Yeah, do you think this team, after seeing what you saw in New York and
03:35 now here, do you feel like this team just comes out when they're on the road and
03:40 just has more confidence?
03:42 Is that something that you've seen just during these couple road trips to start
03:44 the season?
03:45 >> Ask the question again.
03:46 >> Do you think that this team coming out on the road and
03:49 has more confidence than when they're at home sometimes?
03:51 >> Can't answer that.
03:53 I think we started this game off executing really well.
03:56 We had good energy.
03:57 We were in command to start the game.
04:02 But we knew, you have to know, this is ACC basketball,
04:06 that the other team is pretty good.
04:09 They're playing at home and they're gonna make a run.
04:12 It's a game of runs.
04:13 And we have to know that and we have to, it's our first ACC game and for
04:19 our freshmen and even the new guys, all the new guys,
04:22 they're getting their first taste of it.
04:25 These are very good teams with very good players that are well coached.
04:28 So we have to be on our P's and Q's and we gotta be locked in and focused.
04:33 >> Did this miss the game with the shoulder injury?
04:35 >> Yes. >> I expect that to turn into
04:36 anything at long term or is it just- >> I don't know exactly how long you'll
04:41 be out, the medical people are on top of that.
04:45 Hopefully he'll be back soon.
04:46 >> Anything else for Coach?
04:49 >> All right, thank you all.
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