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 It's time for UNA Basketball Night at Lost Pizza Company, featuring Coach Candy Whitaker and Coach Tony Pujol.

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 Now live from Lost Pizza Company in historic downtown Florence, here's the voice of the UNA Lions, Benjamin Ray.

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 It's another Monday night down here at Lost Pizza Shoals in historic downtown Florence.

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 This is UNA Basketball Night. I'm Benjamin Ray alongside Mike Ezekiel.

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 Mike, we're coming off of one of the most memorable weekends in some time at UNA.

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 We've had a lot of great moments the last couple of years.

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 Chalk this one up as another one. Friday, we open up the new baseball stadium, Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium.

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 Saturday was the ribbon-cutting. Baseball got the series winning. It's SIUE in the process.

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 Sunday, we're on the mothership. ESPNU, first time having a nationally broadcast game inside of Flowers Hall.

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 Win in overtime, dramatic fashion. What a weekend. There's a lot of excitement.

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 You know, you covered it all, Ben. All the great things that happened. The opening of a new stadium is always so special.

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 Being able to host a game in your gym for the first time in history for basketball and ESPNU to get the viewership

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 and to pack the gym the way we did in these awesome t-shirts we got from CB&S Bank. It was so great.

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 One thing that we haven't mentioned yet that was so great about it was the community turnout.

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 Just like this show and the amount of people that come out every night, everybody packed the stadium, everybody packed the gym.

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 And if you combine all three baseball games and you take that with the basketball game on Sunday, that's over 5,000 people that attended UNA Athletic Events this weekend.

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 And that is just incredible to me that you could have four events, bring that many people, bring the community together.

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 Everybody's cheering on and some wins came with that as well. It was a special weekend.

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 It doesn't fit the narrative if you think UNA isn't in a good place right now because things are booming.

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 You've got construction happening, baseball stadium opening up.

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 Let's see here. I'm looking at the attendance numbers you just referenced.

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 28-15 was the attendance number Sunday at basketball.

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 2,815. Don't forget we lead the league in attendance right now.

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 Baseball had 1,350 at one game, 1,000 at another, 750 at game two, I think, of the doubleheader on Friday.

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 But everywhere I have gone since Sunday, which isn't very many places because we've been living at work right now,

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 but everybody wants to talk about something that happened this weekend.

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 That's right.

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 Whether it was baseball, whether I got a lot of questions about softball, you know, I happen to be the softball contact too.

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 Hey, how's softball doing while we're at baseball?

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 You know, tennis played a lot this weekend and their coaches are in the house today too.

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 They're getting ready to play at home for a while here in the late February.

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 So excited for that.

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 Beach volleyball is about to start their season as well.

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 So beyond the sports that we're talking about right now, there's a lot of excitement going on for the spring sports that are about to start their seasons in Florence.

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 And I think everybody across the board is getting this type of support, and that's why this community here at the University of North Alabama and in the Shoals is so special.

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 The UNA women right now sit in sixth place as we head down the home stretch.

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 But listen to this, they are just one game out of third place in the conference standings.

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 Top four get a bye in the A-Sun tournament, so they've got a lot to play for.

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 They wrap up a five-game road trip on Wednesday against Bellarmine, then their final three games will be at home.

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 The men coming off of the exciting overtime win against Eastern Kentucky, right now still in 12th place.

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 But just like it's been all year long, one game out of 11th place trailing North Florida, just two games out of eighth place.

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 They will flip-flop home road games for the remainder of the season.

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 But, Mike, both teams have a lot to play for as we head down the stretch into the tournament.

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 That's right.

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 And there is a lot of parity in the A-Sun conference, and that's why it's so great that all 12 teams on both sides are going to get to go to this tournament,

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 play the first round, and then the winner gets to go to Viastar.

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 I think that's a great incentive for both teams.

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 But starting with the women, like you said, one game out of third place right now, they're playing some really good basketball.

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 And, of course, that EKU team, I don't believe they've been beat at home yet.

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 So that's a really good basketball program that UNA played.

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 But they're playing some great basketball right now with the great pink uniforms.

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 I can't wait to talk about those.

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 But excited to see those final three games at home.

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 That is going to be so key for this program after playing five on the road.

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 I can't wait to maybe get an update from Coach Whitaker on how these travels have went.

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 And on the men's side, it felt like a brand-new season after yesterday.

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 I mean, just such a win in the support and the excitement that came with it.

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 It feels like a different vibe right now with this team.

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 And anything could happen.

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 Guaranteed to go to March Madness or in the postseason tournament, anything could happen.

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 So this is a brand-new point of the season now.

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 Well, let's get into it.

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 We've got a lot to break down with both basketball programs.

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 Ali Alvarado, Sophia Cipollati are here in a little bit.

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 Cortez Graham Howard, as well as Kevin Nikovicic, the heroes from Sunday's game.

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 And then we'll wrap up with both head coaches joining us at the top of the hour.

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 Our first guest this evening here at UNA Basketball Night

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 from Lost Pizza Shoals.

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 It's Benjamin and Mikey Ezekiel joined now by Allie Alvarado,

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 a senior transfer from Richmond, California.

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 Came to North Alabama from San Francisco State.

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 She has been tearing up the Atlantic Sun of late.

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 She's currently the fourth-best scorer in Atlantic Sun play

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 at 15.2 points per game.

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 She's been the showstopper for North Alabama.

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 Allie, round of applause.

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 Does it feel good to finally be home?

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 You guys are trying to wrap up this five-game road trip.

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 It feels so great.

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 I'm so ready to be done with this last travel,

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 and then we get to stay home,

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 and we get all the support from our community.

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 All right, you're from the West Coast,

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 so you're used to kind of long travel, right?

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 But in the last couple of weeks,

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 you guys started at Queens in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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 You fly from Queens to Little Rock, Arkansas,

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 bus to Conway, Arkansas, where you play Central Arkansas,

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 It's about an hour drive, roughly.

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 Then you fly Little Rock to Atlanta, bus to Carrollton,

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 30, 45 minutes, probably an hour to bus, maybe.

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 How exhausting was that?

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 Honestly, really tiring.

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 because we're all athletes, so we have a lot of energy we need to get out.

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 you're going from airport to airport, you kind of know what to expect, right?

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 and rest in your own bed for a little bit.

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 Is it harder doing that after going through that grind, just knowing,

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 I think that it's just more about, I like that we got to come back home

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 Who's the life of the party?

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 What are you guys doing to kill time?

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 Like you're always getting something out of somebody

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 from anyone on our team, honestly, though.

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 Most of the time we're not too, like, busy, like, to, like, do things.

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 Not a lot of time to go out and venture out.

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 All right, let's talk about your play.

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 The scoring continues to climb.

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 Obviously, we know about the 37-point outburst against Jacksonville,

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 but you haven't let down and now teams are really locking in

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 and paying attention to you.

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 But what do you feel like has been working so well for you lately offensively?

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 I think just not thinking.

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 and just having the confidence that my teammates and my coaches have in me

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 and just telling me to keep playing.

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 I think the last game, I was a little timid on certain scoring times

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 that I needed to be more scoring ability

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 and be big time on the floor sometimes for my team to help them out.

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 to still be a scorer when they're scouting me really well now.

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 Tell me about the assist and where that mindset comes from.

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 But that West Georgia game, it was more Katie Criswell doing a lot of the scoring

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 and Sophia did some scoring.

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 But for you, you kind of took a step back on the scoring side

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 but had eight assists.

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 I mean, just moving the ball, facilitating.

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 Kind of what goes into that where you just rack up the assists?

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 Is it just kind of how the defense game plans for you

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 or is it more just a game flow type thing?

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 I think it's more of a game flow.

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 I mean, it is the way that the other team is guarding me and things like that.

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 But at the end of the day, it's about the game and how it's flowing

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 and seeing that my teammates were open and they were sagging down on them

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 and they're h*** of a players too.

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 This team right now has a lot to play for over these last couple of ballgames, right?

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 Very close to being in the top four of the Atlantic Sun.

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 Exciting stretch coming back.

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 And when you think about that, you transferred from Division II to Division I.

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 This is kind of what you came here for, right?

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 I mean, how excited are you for this home stretch leading into March?

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 I'm really excited.

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 I mean, we're up there and we're fighting to become one of the top four

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 in the conference to be able to get that bye week.

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 So, I mean, I'm excited.

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 This is what I wanted.

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 I wanted to be able to come to a winning team

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 and I wanted to come up and play at a different level and still make an impact.

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 And I certainly got to help that.

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 On Wednesday, you go to Bellarmine.

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 That's the final regular season road trip.

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 You get three straight at home after that.

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 And then your next trip after that is Jacksonville.

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 So, how does it feel to know that, hey, we're finally at the last regular season home game.

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 This five-game stretch is finally about to be over.

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 I think it's really exciting, honestly, just knowing that we're almost done

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 and we're going to be playing in the tournament still, going to the tournament now

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 because I've never got to do that before, going to a tournament and being able to play and compete.

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 And just knowing that the season's almost over to that point

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 to where my family's coming down for senior night.

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 So, I'm excited for that to see all of them.

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 I haven't seen them in a really long time.

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 All right, so did they come on a recruiting visit with you or anything like that?

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 My mom did.

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 All right, so what are you going to do when they get here?

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 Where do you have to take them?

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 What do you have to show them?

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 It depends if I have time, honestly, though, too.

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 But I think mainly it's just going to be taking them to go get food and things like that.

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 I love food, so going to different places, probably taking them to Las Pizzas.

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 Let's go.

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 All right, so the scoring, the assist, but you've kind of been deemed the Batman right now, right?

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 And there's been a different Robin every game.

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 It feels like Katie Criswell the other night.

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 India Howard's had a moment.

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 Sophia's been right there with you as well.

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 What about the depth of this team?

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 Gabby Jackson, we've talked about her a lot.

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 It feels like any given night, anybody can step in.

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 Yeah, and I think that's the greatest thing about our team

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 and what surprises so many teams that are playing us.

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 They don't know who to stop at times.

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 We can all be efficient, and we can all score the ball at a high level.

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 And final thing for me, Allie, intro your teammate that's here tonight a little bit.

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 Tell us about her and what we should talk to her about.

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 Sophia, yeah.

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 So Sophia is a bright light.

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 She's hilarious.

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 She's going to be the one that's everywhere, that's trying to get the ball post up,

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 these little guards all the time, and she can shoot the heck out of the ball too.

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 What have you learned about Italy from her?

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 Who's better than Italy?

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 A lot of pride, huh?

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 Yes.

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 All right, what's it going to take for this team to close this season out strong?

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 That's my first parting shot.

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 I've got one more for you.

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 Okay, yeah.

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 I think what's going to take us home is just having the energy that we're having

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 and then just to keep it going, be strong, be confident in each other,

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 have the ability to be able to talk to each other through challenges

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 and things like that that are going on on the floor.

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 Final three games at the bank.

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 How excited are you to get to wrap up and eager to play in front of the hometown fans

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 for the first time in a while?

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 I'm really excited.

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 I love playing in front of our fans.

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 That's the best thing about it.

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 We have so much home court advantage when we have that,

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 and it gives us energy to play harder for everyone that's watching us.

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 Allie, we're super excited to watch this home stretch.

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 We'll be down in Florida with you guys as well as we make a run to the NCAA tournament.

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 Best of luck.

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 Let's get you some all-conference honors.

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 How's that sound?

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 Yes, thank you.

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 That's Allie Alvarado.

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 When we come back, the super sophomore sensation Sophia Cipollati joins us.

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 Up next is the super sophomore sensation, Sophia Cipollati, North Alabama's second leading scorer, one of the top rebounders.

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 She's coming off of a 14-point performance against Eastern Kentucky.

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 From Italy, she wanted to remind everybody that Italy is second in the medal account right now in the Winter Olympics.

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 Yes.

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 And you're pretty proud of that.

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 I'm proud of you.

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 Sophia, tell us about this road trip you guys have been on.

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 How have you guys stayed locked in, four straight on the road, with one more to come on Wednesday?

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 It's been hard.

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 We knew that it wouldn't have been tough, because having to reschedule a game in the middle of the conference, it wouldn't have been hard.

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 But I've got to be honest, it was tough.

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 Especially having one day prep for each game, and playing big teams just like EKU or West Georgia, Central Arc, it was pretty tough.

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 But we made it through, now we have the last away game of the conference, so we're going to be ready for that.

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 Yeah, and I won't go back through it the way Ben did, but three different airports in five days, playing all those games, like you said, with only one day of prep.

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 And then you finally get to sleep in your own bed, coming back from West Georgia, and then you have to bus again to EKU.

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 But finally knowing, hey, one more road trip in the regular season, then we're at home, and then the next trip is Jacksonville.

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 How does it feel to know you're finally on that last one, and how are you preparing for that?

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 I've got to be honest, it feels amazing.

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 I love finishing strong at home with our people, and we're going to be ready for Bellarmine knowing that it's our last away game.

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 And I think we're so excited for the tournament, so we're going to try to bring home these four games that we have left,

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 and try to qualify in the four seats of the conference.

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 All right, Allie Alvarado set up this next question.

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 I don't know if you could hear it over there, but she said that you're one of the life parties of the team on the bus, behind the scenes.

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 Tell me about that.

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 Yeah, I think I'm just very loud, and I feel like, you know, last year I was probably one of the most quietest players on the team,

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 but now that I've been here for a while that I got more confident and comfortable with the language.

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 I'm just being the same person that I am whenever I'm in Italy and I'm speaking Italian, I'm just translating that in English and in America too.

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 So is that kind of your Italian coming out of you, being the life of the party?

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 I think so.

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 But I think it's also like my personality.

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 So when you're at home, are you the life of the party with the family as well?

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 They just, after a while, they're just like, yeah, just stop it.

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 I'm like, okay.

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 Right before we went live, this was a really good moment.

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 Normally we're telling people, hey, push the mic closer to you just so you can hear better.

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 People come in a little timid.

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 Not Sophia.

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 This is a rarity.

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 We had to actually pull it back, and that's a compliment to you.

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 So congrats on that.

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 Thank you.

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 Now, ask Allie this question.

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 It's a lot of fun, and I already knew the answer, but I don't know the answer for you yet.

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 The pink uniforms.

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 You digging them?

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 I love them.

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 Right now, I don't think they look too good because, you know, it's winter.

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 We're all a little bit pale.

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 It wouldn't be better if you were tinned and everything, but it's so exciting.

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 I love them.

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 I just feel like, you know, playing with a different color and knowing the importance

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 and the meaning of wearing that color is just, it makes me very proud and grateful.

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 Now, the pink is great, and the cause behind it, as you said, is a big deal.

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 If you had to rank the uniforms that you wear, how would you rank them?

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 I got black at first.

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 Okay.

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 And Allie probably has black last, I would imagine, because her jersey's too big, she said, right?

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 Yeah.

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 But I love playing black.

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 I think they just make us, like, tougher.

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 And then I think I probably have white just because we're wearing it at home, and I love playing at home.

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 And then pink and then purple.

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 There you go.

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 I like it.

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 All right.

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 Being from Italy, right, you come over to America to play basketball, but you're also really getting to see America.

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 I was just thinking about this as you're traveling.

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 You've been to Charlotte, North Carolina.

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 Conway, Arkansas.

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 You probably never thought you'd end up in Conway, Arkansas.

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 No, we love going to Conway.

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 Carrollton, Georgia.

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 Richmond, Kentucky.

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 Looking back through the non-conference slate, I know you enjoyed Jacksonville, Florida, because you have your family.

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 Got to go to Missouri.

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 I mean, what's it been like for you getting to be a tourist and a student athlete right now?

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 It feels amazing.

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 I love traveling.

452
00:25:49,900 --> 00:25:59,180
 Of course, like, it's different when you have to play, because on one side, you're like, oh, my God, yeah, I get to see, like, all America, places I've never been to.

453
00:25:59,180 --> 00:26:07,360
 But on the other side, it's tiring, because you've got to be either on a bus or, like, on a plane, and then you've got to play a game probably the day after.

454
00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:15,400
 But, I don't know, I love, I've always loved going around, even when I was in Italy and we got to play all over the country.

455
00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:16,480
 I loved it.

456
00:26:16,580 --> 00:26:19,080
 And, as you said, I love Florida.

457
00:26:19,740 --> 00:26:24,180
 I got to see my family, and I just love the vibes, you know, being at the beach.

458
00:26:24,260 --> 00:26:25,440
 That's something that I really like.

459
00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:28,500
 So, I enjoyed it a lot.

460
00:26:28,500 --> 00:26:30,920
 All right, we know Florence is number one, obviously.

461
00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:32,500
 It's your home away from home.

462
00:26:32,580 --> 00:26:36,800
 You just talked about Florida, but where else have you enjoyed getting to see in America?

463
00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:40,460
 Um, let me think about it.

464
00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:46,520
 I'm talking about maybe, like, the arenas we saw.

465
00:26:46,700 --> 00:26:50,640
 Last year, for sure, Nebraska and Kansas were, like, big arenas.

466
00:26:50,700 --> 00:26:52,720
 I was like, oh, my God, like, wow.

467
00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:54,560
 And, Missouri, too.

468
00:26:54,660 --> 00:26:58,540
 Even though I haven't played, I was very impressed by that.

469
00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:06,880
 And then, I didn't go to Oklahoma, but I bet that it was very fun playing there.

470
00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:08,460
 And, I don't know.

471
00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:10,080
 And then, Florida, as you said.

472
00:27:10,260 --> 00:27:11,180
 I just love it.

473
00:27:11,180 --> 00:27:12,120
 You always go back to Florida.

474
00:27:12,460 --> 00:27:15,900
 Okay, and then, away from the arenas, what about scenery?

475
00:27:16,180 --> 00:27:21,660
 Where have you been in America, outside of Florence, which is number one, where you've just been like, oh, wow, it's really pretty here.

476
00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,580
 And Florida, because we know you're going to die right there.

477
00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:24,460
 We'll put you on the spot.

478
00:27:25,260 --> 00:27:31,440
 Um, I got to be honest, like, in Arkansas, we haven't seen much.

479
00:27:33,220 --> 00:27:35,300
 You're seeing too much interstate, is what you're saying.

480
00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,500
 Interstate and airports, probably, as well.

481
00:27:37,980 --> 00:27:40,260
 But, I mean, Charlotte was pretty.

482
00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:40,760
 Yes.

483
00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,760
 Yeah, our hotel was right in the middle of the city.

484
00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:44,860
 Very green over there.

485
00:27:44,860 --> 00:27:45,080
 Yeah.

486
00:27:45,260 --> 00:27:47,280
 So, I was like, I like this.

487
00:27:47,740 --> 00:27:51,060
 And then, um, let me think about it.

488
00:27:53,420 --> 00:27:54,760
 We're putting you on the spot here.

489
00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:59,540
 Yeah, you are, because I feel like a lot of places just look kind of the same, no?

490
00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:06,780
 Well, let me bring it back, because I think Ben already answered this for you, but I'm going to give you a chance to expand on that answer.

491
00:28:06,900 --> 00:28:10,160
 Florence, CB&S Bank Arena, obviously the best one that you play in.

492
00:28:10,260 --> 00:28:10,420
 Yeah.

493
00:28:10,420 --> 00:28:14,320
 Talk about, it's been, what, four games on the road.

494
00:28:14,700 --> 00:28:17,780
 The last time we were at home, beat Austin Peay 55-50.

495
00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,680
 Feels like an eternity ago, since y'all played so much.

496
00:28:21,020 --> 00:28:24,220
 But now, finally being back, what's it like playing at home, having that energy?

497
00:28:24,420 --> 00:28:27,240
 And does that energy push you in a game like that, where it's so competitive?

498
00:28:27,900 --> 00:28:36,160
 Yeah, for sure, because, uh, I mean, we're going to play Central Arkansas and, uh, West Georgia, which are going to be two tough games that we're going to win.

499
00:28:36,620 --> 00:28:46,800
 Um, so I feel like playing those two last games at home just gives us more energy, more energy to bring it home, to make the top four teams in the conference.

500
00:28:47,380 --> 00:28:50,380
 And I just love playing in front of my people.

501
00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,360
 I feel like it gives us a different type of energy.

502
00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,060
 We can't wait to see you guys back at the bank.

503
00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,920
 And Allie got to set you up, so Allie's already been here.

504
00:28:59,980 --> 00:29:02,720
 But tell us about Allie Alvarado and what she's meant to this team this year.

505
00:29:02,940 --> 00:29:06,840
 Um, I love Allie, I love being her teammate, and I love playing with her.

506
00:29:06,980 --> 00:29:14,980
 I think, um, if, when I'm on the court, I'm more like a, kind of like a quiet player, like a chill player.

507
00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:20,660
 Like, even if I make a huge tree, I'm not like, um, how do you say?

508
00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:23,560
 You don't celebrate a lot.

509
00:29:23,620 --> 00:29:23,900
 Yeah.

510
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,120
 Well, I think she brings a lot of energy.

511
00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:28,120
 She's very tough.

512
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,560
 She's one of the most tough players I've ever played with.

513
00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,340
 Um, and I think we need that kind of energy.

514
00:29:33,860 --> 00:29:37,760
 On the road at Bellarmine up in Louisville and three straight at home.

515
00:29:37,900 --> 00:29:40,900
 Sophia, we enjoyed chatting with you and enjoy the rest of the season.

516
00:29:41,060 --> 00:29:41,980
 Thank you guys so much.

517
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 That's Sophia Cipollati, the super sophomore sensation.

518
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572
00:33:38,300 --> 00:33:43,520
 Well, it's been a while, but we're finally catching up with North Alabama head coach Kandi Whitaker.

573
00:33:43,700 --> 00:33:45,980
 She has been all over the place.

574
00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:51,600
 Coach, we've been talking about it from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Conway, Arkansas,

575
00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:54,040
 Carrollton, Georgia, Richmond, Kentucky.

576
00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:55,800
 You've got to go back to Kentucky tomorrow.

577
00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:57,900
 Do you know where you're at right now?

578
00:33:58,900 --> 00:34:00,500
 I'm loving some lost pizza.

579
00:34:00,700 --> 00:34:02,900
 I know exactly where I'm at, for sure.

580
00:34:03,020 --> 00:34:05,680
 No, it's been a whirlwind, and we can...

581
00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,840
 Some of that's obviously the weather a little,

582
00:34:08,420 --> 00:34:12,020
 but we can thank the A-Sun for two trips up to Kentucky.

583
00:34:12,140 --> 00:34:16,140
 I think we're the only team that I'm aware of that's had to do that.

584
00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:19,140
 I know our men didn't, and I know our, quote, travel partner didn't,

585
00:34:19,140 --> 00:34:21,840
 so I'm not sure how we drew the short straw there,

586
00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:25,960
 but we'll do it, and we'll go up and compete.

587
00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:29,040
 Well, throughout all of this, you've kept this team locked in.

588
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:30,540
 I know you don't like to talk standings,

589
00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:33,320
 but just one game out of third place right now,

590
00:34:33,620 --> 00:34:36,120
 playing really good basketball, and during this road trip,

591
00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:40,420
 how have you been able to keep this team locked in and refreshed physically?

592
00:34:40,860 --> 00:34:46,740
 Well, we've certainly modified practice and practice times, practice amounts.

593
00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,580
 We've tried to do a lot of mental work with film

594
00:34:50,580 --> 00:34:53,620
 and just do our best on a one-day prep,

595
00:34:53,620 --> 00:34:57,340
 which is what we had for every single game in the last week.

596
00:34:57,580 --> 00:34:59,880
 And I just think our group really wants to win.

597
00:35:00,940 --> 00:35:03,560
 They've kind of gotten a taste that they can,

598
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:05,480
 and they can compete with everyone in the league,

599
00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:09,860
 and they've done a great job of staying focused and ready to go,

600
00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:12,960
 and I'm just enjoying working with them.

601
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:16,040
 Coach, right before we went on air, you were talking about,

602
00:35:16,140 --> 00:35:19,140
 hey, if you ask me about any specific game, it might kind of be a blur.

603
00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:22,480
 You know, you played four games in a seven-day stretch,

604
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,680
 a lot of those being in different airports every day,

605
00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:26,420
 and you talked about that one-day prep,

606
00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:28,380
 so I want to ask you a little bit more about that.

607
00:35:28,620 --> 00:35:32,840
 And, you know, when you're having to quickly move on from one game to the next

608
00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:34,400
 and you're also dealing with travel,

609
00:35:34,780 --> 00:35:37,600
 now that you're kind of at the end of that with one more road trip,

610
00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:41,340
 how has that process been, I guess?

611
00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:43,620
 Well, I've got to give a lot of credit to our staff.

612
00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:47,220
 I mean, they are turning scouting reports very, very quickly.

613
00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:52,440
 And so we had already moved to a short work week with our bench,

614
00:35:52,540 --> 00:35:56,000
 with our limited players that we're trying to compete with,

615
00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:01,080
 so we had to kind of move to a three-a-week practices anyway.

616
00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:05,040
 We went to even less, and we were on the road and did some walk-through

617
00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:09,560
 and just tried to, you know, utilize our strength and conditioning coach

618
00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,760
 to keep them fresh and stretched out

619
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,720
 and our training staff to take care of their legs.

620
00:36:14,940 --> 00:36:17,160
 And our kids have been able to lock in,

621
00:36:17,340 --> 00:36:19,660
 and it's been sufficient enough, I think, to prepare.

622
00:36:20,020 --> 00:36:22,560
 Some of these are the repeat games, which also helps

623
00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,580
 because we've seen them once and we can see how they guarded us

624
00:36:25,580 --> 00:36:28,560
 and see what adjustments we needed to make.

625
00:36:28,700 --> 00:36:31,500
 I've been with teams before that have done walk-throughs,

626
00:36:31,500 --> 00:36:35,080
 shoot-arounds at an airport, doing some crazy travel situations.

627
00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,020
 Have you guys had to do anything unique in this preparation run?

628
00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:41,760
 No, we haven't, but, I mean, sometimes we just don't even use our shoot.

629
00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:45,260
 I mean, you know, I like to get on people's gyms,

630
00:36:45,260 --> 00:36:48,580
 but if sleep is better for us, I'm big on sleep,

631
00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:51,240
 and we'll sleep in and maybe get to the gym a little bit early.

632
00:36:51,380 --> 00:36:53,060
 EKU pulled a fast one on us.

633
00:36:53,720 --> 00:36:56,200
 We're going to get there, you know, 90 minutes before

634
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:57,700
 to make sure we can get on the floor,

635
00:36:57,780 --> 00:37:02,520
 and then they start the clock early, you know, 20 minutes difference,

636
00:37:03,020 --> 00:37:05,480
 and then all of a sudden it gets to zero,

637
00:37:05,580 --> 00:37:07,400
 and then they put seven more minutes on the clock.

638
00:37:07,540 --> 00:37:12,560
 And so we were a little disgruntled with them and how they communicated that.

639
00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:16,820
 But typically everything is in the favor of keeping our kids as rested

640
00:37:16,820 --> 00:37:20,340
 and as fresh as possible to go compete in-game.

641
00:37:20,660 --> 00:37:23,180
 Well, as we can tell, talking to you, talking to the players,

642
00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:25,820
 there's a lot of quirky things that can happen with these road trips,

643
00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:29,340
 whether it's actually on the road or in the arena or in the game.

644
00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:31,780
 But knowing that those final three are going to be at home,

645
00:37:31,860 --> 00:37:34,660
 not looking too far ahead, but you got that last road trip to Bellarmine,

646
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:35,800
 you didn't get three at home.

647
00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:37,620
 How big is it to end with those three?

648
00:37:37,860 --> 00:37:40,620
 Well, as tough as our stretch was, if I had to choose,

649
00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:41,820
 I would choose to end at home.

650
00:37:42,340 --> 00:37:45,200
 I just think February is such a hard month.

651
00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,540
 It really tests you in a lot of ways.

652
00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:50,980
 We definitely talked a lot about that stretch preparing us

653
00:37:50,980 --> 00:37:54,000
 for the conference tournament with having to be a one-day prep game,

654
00:37:54,060 --> 00:37:55,120
 one-day prep game,

655
00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:57,720
 which is exactly what the conference tournament is.

656
00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:01,500
 So I think it had huge value in us understanding what that looks like.

657
00:38:01,860 --> 00:38:05,600
 But we are so happy to be able to end this month at home.

658
00:38:05,980 --> 00:38:07,220
 And then again, during this stretch,

659
00:38:07,300 --> 00:38:09,700
 obviously Allie's kind of been the leader, right?

660
00:38:09,740 --> 00:38:12,500
 But then you've had five total players scoring double figures,

661
00:38:12,620 --> 00:38:16,760
 India Howard, Jazzy Kling, Katie Criswell, and Sophia Cipollati.

662
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:18,480
 Just how nice has it been night in, night out,

663
00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:20,120
 kind of having a different player step up?

664
00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,200
 Yeah, well, I think, you know, when we started the year,

665
00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:26,380
 I felt like we had the capability of having multiple people make plays

666
00:38:26,380 --> 00:38:29,500
 and be a go-to player in any given game.

667
00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:31,420
 And I think you've seen that, you know.

668
00:38:31,540 --> 00:38:34,000
 And I think they're embracing their opportunities.

669
00:38:34,340 --> 00:38:36,060
 They all get to play a lot of minutes.

670
00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:38,920
 And so they know that they have to show up

671
00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:40,840
 and they have to perform if we're going to win a game.

672
00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:45,040
 There's no one to come in and replace them to get that done.

673
00:38:45,100 --> 00:38:46,860
 And I think they've all embraced that

674
00:38:46,860 --> 00:38:49,660
 with, obviously, Allie being the leader there.

675
00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:53,280
 Coach, I tried to avoid asking you about any specific game

676
00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:55,780
 upon your request, but I've got to ask you about West Georgia.

677
00:38:56,520 --> 00:39:00,400
 That's the one where Allie actually took a little bit of a step back

678
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,340
 in scoring and had eight assists in that game.

679
00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:04,720
 That was more of a Katie Criswell scoring game.

680
00:39:05,060 --> 00:39:07,680
 Is that more of a game flow thing for you as well as a coach

681
00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:10,280
 just when Allie's more passing the ball?

682
00:39:10,380 --> 00:39:11,060
 And how does that work?

683
00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,020
 Well, you know, I'll say this about Allie.

684
00:39:13,140 --> 00:39:16,180
 I feel good about every ball game that Allie is in

685
00:39:16,180 --> 00:39:18,180
 because of her level of competitiveness.

686
00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:20,420
 I don't necessarily know how many points she's going to get,

687
00:39:20,540 --> 00:39:22,780
 but I know she is going to compete her tail off

688
00:39:22,780 --> 00:39:24,220
 on both ends of the floor.

689
00:39:24,380 --> 00:39:25,760
 She makes everyone around her better,

690
00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:28,580
 whether she's scoring it or assisting it or drawing charges.

691
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,560
 I mean, she's drawn more offensive fouls from opponents

692
00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,620
 than probably, I mean, she's got to lead the league in that,

693
00:39:35,020 --> 00:39:36,920
 whether it's jumping in front of a cutter,

694
00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,160
 getting a post player foul on a moving screen,

695
00:39:40,520 --> 00:39:42,320
 or taking a charge on the basketball.

696
00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:44,840
 So she has just made so many plays.

697
00:39:45,340 --> 00:39:47,620
 And I think everyone has really followed her.

698
00:39:47,780 --> 00:39:49,500
 Katie was unbelievable in that game.

699
00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:52,860
 I told the staff at half, no one is to speak to Katie.

700
00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:55,220
 Don't look at her.

701
00:39:55,340 --> 00:39:56,220
 Don't talk to her.

702
00:39:56,300 --> 00:39:57,520
 Don't tell her good job.

703
00:39:57,700 --> 00:40:01,100
 Say literally nothing because she was completely in the zone,

704
00:40:01,220 --> 00:40:02,600
 19 points and a half.

705
00:40:03,420 --> 00:40:04,440
 Dog tired.

706
00:40:04,780 --> 00:40:07,600
 But just, she was just so good.

707
00:40:07,720 --> 00:40:10,020
 I mean, her jump shot's so beautiful, and it was just on,

708
00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:12,840
 and she was just catching and shooting and everything.

709
00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,080
 Everything was very effortless in that game for her.

710
00:40:15,620 --> 00:40:18,280
 So really excited that she could have that kind of performance.

711
00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:19,180
 Just let her cook.

712
00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:20,200
 That's right.

713
00:40:20,240 --> 00:40:21,440
 You sound like a baseball coach.

714
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:23,320
 Are you a superstitious person?

715
00:40:23,340 --> 00:40:26,180
 No, but I live with one, not a coach, but a baseball player,

716
00:40:26,300 --> 00:40:27,720
 and super superstitious.

717
00:40:28,240 --> 00:40:29,400
 They all are, right?

718
00:40:29,460 --> 00:40:31,040
 It's like part of their DNA.

719
00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:35,860
 I am not, but, you know, Matt, if you watch him in our games,

720
00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,740
 he'll move around because, you know,

721
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,400
 he is why we are playing well or not playing well.

722
00:40:41,180 --> 00:40:42,980
 Don't leave that seat when things are going well.

723
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:43,880
 He'll keep it moving.

724
00:40:44,340 --> 00:40:47,340
 Pink jerseys, they've been a humongous hit.

725
00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:49,280
 Tell us about the inspiration behind those.

726
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:53,940
 Well, you know, it's play for K game on women's basketball.

727
00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:57,080
 Kay Yao was a long-time coach at NC State

728
00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:59,200
 and a great pioneer for women's basketball.

729
00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:01,820
 So that foundation started because of her and her battle.

730
00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:03,500
 With breast cancer.

731
00:41:03,820 --> 00:41:06,900
 And at Texas Tech, we were one of the first

732
00:41:06,900 --> 00:41:09,600
 to really jump on that bandwagon and do a great job.

733
00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:11,740
 And I just think women's basketball has done a great job

734
00:41:11,740 --> 00:41:13,220
 of supporting that foundation.

735
00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:18,440
 And I was so excited to have pink uniforms for our team.

736
00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:20,140
 And our team, we're excited.

737
00:41:20,140 --> 00:41:23,120
 And Michelle and Rob Jones are the ones who stepped up

738
00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:24,700
 and helped make that happen.

739
00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:27,820
 So we certainly appreciate their contributions.

740
00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:32,300
 We need to do, like, a T-shirt giveaway or something like that,

741
00:41:32,340 --> 00:41:33,840
 a replica of the pink jerseys.

742
00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:36,000
 Because I've had a lot of people say, hey, where can I get one?

743
00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:37,120
 Yeah, and they are bright.

744
00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:37,680
 They are.

745
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:38,340
 They are good.

746
00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:40,980
 Yeah, our team really enjoys wearing them.

747
00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:43,000
 So we wanted to wear them more than once.

748
00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:45,120
 You know, we have our upcoming official pink game,

749
00:41:45,220 --> 00:41:47,860
 but we tried to squeeze in another siding.

750
00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:49,860
 Well, that kind of leads me to my next question.

751
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:53,700
 Obviously a great cause, but when you have a pink, there's hot pink,

752
00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:55,400
 there's a little bit of a lighter pink.

753
00:41:55,620 --> 00:41:57,600
 So you think we got the pink color right as well?

754
00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:58,480
 It's bright.

755
00:41:59,080 --> 00:41:59,360
 Yeah.

756
00:41:59,580 --> 00:42:02,180
 I mean, you know, I think if you're going to go pink,

757
00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:04,820
 just, you know, make sure everyone knows it's pink.

758
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:05,220
 Yes.

759
00:42:05,460 --> 00:42:06,400
 Yeah, all the way.

760
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:07,040
 All right, Coach.

761
00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:10,640
 On the road, Wednesday at Bellarmine, final three games at home.

762
00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:13,020
 We'll talk to you again next week and the week after that.

763
00:42:13,120 --> 00:42:14,520
 So this isn't the last time by any means.

764
00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:16,960
 But this team, what's it going to take to lock in and finish strong?

765
00:42:17,180 --> 00:42:19,640
 Well, I think, you know, again, playing on the road,

766
00:42:19,780 --> 00:42:22,060
 there's always different, you know, challenges.

767
00:42:22,300 --> 00:42:23,940
 So we just, we've got to go into Bellarmine.

768
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:26,820
 They've struggled a bit, but you can't overlook anyone.

769
00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:28,440
 You've got to go in and you've got to play well.

770
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,520
 And obviously a win is vital,

771
00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:34,460
 but I also really care how we're playing this time of year.

772
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:37,140
 So playing well, playing with a lot of confidence,

773
00:42:37,140 --> 00:42:40,220
 needs to continue towards the end of this conference season

774
00:42:40,220 --> 00:42:41,160
 and into the tournament.

775
00:42:41,620 --> 00:42:42,400
 We appreciate the time.

776
00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:43,420
 It's good to see you, Coach.

777
00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:43,900
 Thank you.

778
00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:44,640
 It's good to be home.

779
00:42:44,860 --> 00:42:46,080
 I know you've got to go back to Kentucky,

780
00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:47,840
 but we look forward to having you guys back in the bank.

781
00:42:47,900 --> 00:42:48,360
 Sounds great.

782
00:42:48,420 --> 00:42:48,860
 Thank you.

783
00:42:48,940 --> 00:42:51,240
 That's North Alabama head coach Candy Whitaker.

784
00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:52,340
 We'll keep the show rolling.

785
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786
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787
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788
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789
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799
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800
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804
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818
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819
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820
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821
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822
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830
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831
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 Then Saturday night, the city comes alive with the Florence Wine Fest Free Block Party and Concert,

833
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834
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835
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836
00:46:39,220 --> 00:46:44,680
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837
00:46:44,780 --> 00:46:48,260
 Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel back with you here on UNA Basketball Night.

838
00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:51,440
 Our next guest, how about this, his sixth year at North Alabama.

839
00:46:51,560 --> 00:46:56,200
 As far as Mike knows, he's the only player to be at one school for six seasons.

840
00:46:56,400 --> 00:47:00,660
 He's one of a handful of six-year players in NCAA Division I college basketball.

841
00:47:00,860 --> 00:47:02,720
 Dallas Howell is in the house.

842
00:47:03,240 --> 00:47:06,000
 Dallas, sum up Sunday's win.

843
00:47:06,140 --> 00:47:09,720
 The moments, the crowd, the feeling, man, how was it?

844
00:47:10,320 --> 00:47:14,080
 Just an unreal feeling to feel all the support, all the love from this community,

845
00:47:14,580 --> 00:47:18,080
 and just an unreal feeling to give them a win that they deserve from all that support.

846
00:47:18,220 --> 00:47:20,480
 You know, and that's something we fight for every day.

847
00:47:20,860 --> 00:47:24,520
 And then just seeing, you know, the plays that our whole team made,

848
00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,200
 it felt like everybody made a win in play at some point in that game.

849
00:47:27,660 --> 00:47:30,640
 And that's just something that can separate these games for us and give us wins now

850
00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:32,400
 is that fight and that grit that we showed.

851
00:47:32,860 --> 00:47:39,020
 I know it had to be tough last year, kind of missing out on those playoff moments inside of the bank,

852
00:47:39,140 --> 00:47:41,800
 but do you feel like you got to taste that again on Sunday?

853
00:47:42,120 --> 00:47:43,040
 For sure, absolutely.

854
00:47:43,200 --> 00:47:47,460
 And I think I was sitting next to Kevin in starting lineups, and I was talking to him about it.

855
00:47:47,500 --> 00:47:50,780
 I was like, man, I hate that I missed this last year, but I'm so glad I get to see it this year.

856
00:47:50,940 --> 00:47:52,340
 So it was just, it was so good to see that.

857
00:47:52,680 --> 00:47:56,220
 Now, Dallas, on a typical game day, kind of like Sunday and you're at home,

858
00:47:56,320 --> 00:47:58,280
 what time are you normally getting to the gym?

859
00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:00,760
 Does it usually just depend on the tip-off time?

860
00:48:01,260 --> 00:48:02,700
 Yeah, it depends on the tip-off time.

861
00:48:02,700 --> 00:48:07,980
 They, we all get both ankles taped for every game, so we have specific tape times to be there for.

862
00:48:08,660 --> 00:48:13,340
 But then right after I get taped, I think I'm one of, there's only a couple of us that go straight up to the court after that,

863
00:48:13,400 --> 00:48:14,760
 so I'm one of the only ones that does that.

864
00:48:14,820 --> 00:48:18,800
 So I'm up there about, normally around 80 minutes before tip-off, I'm up there getting shots up.

865
00:48:19,040 --> 00:48:23,520
 So I guess, like, shoot around that morning is where I'm kind of going with this.

866
00:48:23,680 --> 00:48:28,320
 You walk in the gym for the first time, and I don't know if it's in the process or if it's already happened,

867
00:48:28,380 --> 00:48:33,280
 but you see 2,500 white T-shirts all over the gym from CB&S Bank Arena.

868
00:48:34,420 --> 00:48:39,420
 Was that, did it sit in for you, see all the ESPN cameras, and we're just talking about how, like,

869
00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:41,220
 expensive some of that equipment is.

870
00:48:41,260 --> 00:48:44,800
 But seeing all of that going on when you walk in the gym for the first time, what was your reaction?

871
00:48:45,260 --> 00:48:47,680
 It was wild, and I will say it was during the process of it.

872
00:48:47,740 --> 00:48:51,060
 I think they were putting out the last couple hundred T-shirts whenever we walked in,

873
00:48:51,120 --> 00:48:54,320
 so just seeing that sea of white shirts out there, it was a feeling.

874
00:48:54,460 --> 00:48:57,380
 And just knowing that those seats were going to be filled because that's the community we have,

875
00:48:57,860 --> 00:49:00,140
 it was just exciting and something to look forward to for the game.

876
00:49:00,220 --> 00:49:04,040
 We kind of get the pregame jitters early in the shoot-around, so it was an experience for sure.

877
00:49:04,380 --> 00:49:07,460
 We're going to talk about that game here in just a second, but game ends,

878
00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:11,800
 and I think you ran up in the stands maybe, hugged some family members.

879
00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:17,240
 But what I noticed after that was everybody in the arena wanted to shake hands with Dallas Howell.

880
00:49:17,300 --> 00:49:18,840
 What was that victory lap like for you?

881
00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:22,940
 It was great, and it's just the same thing I've been saying for a long time here.

882
00:49:23,020 --> 00:49:26,420
 It's just the support I feel from these people, and it's not, it's nothing of,

883
00:49:26,420 --> 00:49:28,020
 oh, it's just because you're on your new basketball.

884
00:49:28,120 --> 00:49:31,720
 It's a personal support and love that they show, and it's just,

885
00:49:31,940 --> 00:49:36,260
 it felt so good to see them so proud of us, and, you know, they're so proud even in the losses.

886
00:49:36,380 --> 00:49:38,540
 But after a game like that where they saw how hard we fought,

887
00:49:38,680 --> 00:49:40,680
 just seeing how proud they were of us, it helps so much.

888
00:49:40,720 --> 00:49:42,300
 It makes us feel so good about what we do.

889
00:49:42,780 --> 00:49:46,500
 You've been part of a lot of big moments over these six years, and even last year's run.

890
00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:49,620
 Even though you weren't playing, you were still a part of it.

891
00:49:49,660 --> 00:49:53,280
 You were still there, and you were still a big part of the team, those games.

892
00:49:53,360 --> 00:49:55,620
 Where does this one rank for you as far as,

893
00:49:55,740 --> 00:49:59,720
 if you had to go back through the Rolodex of six years, where does this one rank?

894
00:50:00,900 --> 00:50:04,200
 Yeah, I mean, it's a lot of games to go through, but as of right now,

895
00:50:04,340 --> 00:50:06,980
 it may be some recency bias, but it's top five for me,

896
00:50:07,060 --> 00:50:10,760
 just in the sense of, you know, what I was able to give for the game

897
00:50:10,760 --> 00:50:12,580
 and the crowd, the atmosphere.

898
00:50:13,140 --> 00:50:16,360
 It's up there with the last year securing the regular season championship,

899
00:50:16,520 --> 00:50:19,560
 that feeling from the crowd, you know, it was very similar for me in that sense.

900
00:50:19,660 --> 00:50:21,580
 And it was nice to just be out there on the floor for it.

901
00:50:22,300 --> 00:50:28,000
 44 minutes played, 11 points, six rebounds, one block, one steal.

902
00:50:28,080 --> 00:50:31,120
 Probably should have had another couple blocks, some phantom foul calls.

903
00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:32,520
 That's not what I'm going to talk to you about, though.

904
00:50:32,540 --> 00:50:33,960
 But you stuffed the stat sheet.

905
00:50:34,340 --> 00:50:37,680
 One assist, and that one assist was the biggest of the game.

906
00:50:38,500 --> 00:50:42,400
 First of all, you got an offensive rebound on a tie-up off of a free throw.

907
00:50:42,480 --> 00:50:44,320
 Then you get the ball in the corner off the inbounds.

908
00:50:44,440 --> 00:50:45,220
 You drive in.

909
00:50:45,660 --> 00:50:48,080
 We all think you're about to score the tying bucket.

910
00:50:48,220 --> 00:50:50,680
 But you kick it out to Kev, who hits the three to put us up.

911
00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:53,100
 I thought it was going to be the icing on the cake for that ball game.

912
00:50:53,140 --> 00:50:56,300
 But take us through that play, what you saw, and what was going through your head.

913
00:50:57,220 --> 00:50:59,160
 Yeah, starting with the free throw, you know,

914
00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:01,840
 I'm never a guy that really gets on the free throw blockouts

915
00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:03,580
 just because I trust my guys to make it.

916
00:51:03,600 --> 00:51:06,260
 But something told me to just get in for that possession and see what would happen.

917
00:51:06,260 --> 00:51:09,360
 And it ended up to a place where I could get my hands on it and get a jump ball.

918
00:51:09,900 --> 00:51:10,800
 Got us the possession.

919
00:51:11,040 --> 00:51:14,320
 And then, you know, the play was drawn up for me to go to the corner and get a shot off.

920
00:51:14,620 --> 00:51:18,160
 And when I came off the screen, I saw that I wasn't going to be able to get a comfortable look off.

921
00:51:18,220 --> 00:51:19,360
 And I knew we had plenty of time.

922
00:51:20,180 --> 00:51:23,460
 And so I knew I could drive it and maybe potentially draw some help or get to the rim.

923
00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:26,960
 And as soon as I saw Kev's man take a step, I knew that he was the man to get.

924
00:51:27,140 --> 00:51:29,480
 And I trust him with that shot every time.

925
00:51:29,640 --> 00:51:32,380
 So it was just a no-brainer once I got that drive to the paint.

926
00:51:32,620 --> 00:51:34,700
 So you don't normally go in for free throws?

927
00:51:34,700 --> 00:51:36,220
 You made that decision right there?

928
00:51:36,820 --> 00:51:41,900
 If you'll go back and look, I think that might have been one of the only ones, maybe all year,

929
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:47,360
 I've been in on for our players shooting free throws that I've stepped in to be a blockout man for.

930
00:51:47,700 --> 00:51:49,200
 And then you get to the corner.

931
00:51:49,400 --> 00:51:50,920
 I mean, you're a three-point marksman.

932
00:51:51,020 --> 00:51:53,400
 I mean, how do you know when you have room?

933
00:51:53,500 --> 00:51:54,280
 Is it a feeling?

934
00:51:54,440 --> 00:51:55,480
 Is it something you see?

935
00:51:56,780 --> 00:51:58,480
 It's something you can kind of feel.

936
00:51:58,680 --> 00:52:00,720
 And then, you know, you're always trying to look out the corner of your eye.

937
00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:05,900
 But it was just a feeling that, you know, with the past couple plays, I'd got open a couple times and they'd lost me.

938
00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:09,820
 And you could just tell that they were not – they were focused on not losing me that time.

939
00:52:10,080 --> 00:52:13,220
 And I was just focused on getting open and getting the ball in play and then making a play from there.

940
00:52:13,600 --> 00:52:13,840
 All right.

941
00:52:13,900 --> 00:52:15,000
 That's a two-part question for me.

942
00:52:15,060 --> 00:52:21,100
 And the first part of it, I want to go back to something you said about you don't normally go in for the rebound on those free throws,

943
00:52:21,200 --> 00:52:22,460
 but something told you to do it.

944
00:52:22,780 --> 00:52:29,480
 Knowing that you have that trust from your teammates and from Coach Pujol and the rest of the coaching staff that you can make a decision like that,

945
00:52:29,540 --> 00:52:33,240
 you can make a decision to pass it out even with some time on the shot clock.

946
00:52:33,580 --> 00:52:37,220
 How does it feel to know that you have that type of trust being in this program for so long?

947
00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:39,920
 Yeah, it's so comforting, really.

948
00:52:40,120 --> 00:52:46,320
 And it's during the games, it's nothing but, you know, just I respect everything that they see out there

949
00:52:46,320 --> 00:52:47,480
 and I trust everything they see.

950
00:52:47,800 --> 00:52:51,360
 And I've been here so long and built so much trust with them that they trust everything I see out there.

951
00:52:51,520 --> 00:52:55,140
 So it's just that mutual respect going back and just understanding each other

952
00:52:55,140 --> 00:52:59,320
 and understanding what we're seeing and how we can, you know, match that for the rest of the guys

953
00:52:59,320 --> 00:53:00,980
 to kind of put together what we need to do.

954
00:53:01,340 --> 00:53:05,380
 And then second part of that, Ben went through your stat line a little bit, 11 points, six rebounds.

955
00:53:05,380 --> 00:53:06,480
 He highlighted the one assist.

956
00:53:06,600 --> 00:53:07,800
 That was the biggest one of the game.

957
00:53:08,280 --> 00:53:09,660
 I want to talk about the 44 minutes.

958
00:53:09,880 --> 00:53:16,200
 We kind of joked a little bit off the air about how, you know, you're getting a little old to play that much time,

959
00:53:16,320 --> 00:53:18,360
 but how did it feel to play 44 minutes?

960
00:53:18,540 --> 00:53:18,840
 For sure.

961
00:53:19,020 --> 00:53:23,280
 You know, at a certain point in every game, it just gets to where you're going to feel the same

962
00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:24,380
 no matter how many more you play.

963
00:53:24,480 --> 00:53:28,440
 And it got to that point by the end of regulation, but every time I looked over to the bench,

964
00:53:29,080 --> 00:53:32,040
 you know, Coach Smith would see me tired and he'd look over and tell me and say,

965
00:53:32,100 --> 00:53:32,840
 it's not enough yet.

966
00:53:33,340 --> 00:53:34,040
 That's what it was.

967
00:53:34,060 --> 00:53:34,640
 It's not enough.

968
00:53:34,840 --> 00:53:35,880
 There's got to be more to give.

969
00:53:35,920 --> 00:53:36,780
 You've got to find it somewhere.

970
00:53:36,780 --> 00:53:40,220
 And that's what we did as a team is everybody dug deep and found some more to give.

971
00:53:40,380 --> 00:53:41,920
 And we walked away with a win because of it.

972
00:53:42,560 --> 00:53:49,860
 You, Dante Bonkis, Cornelius Williams, you guys combined for 48 points and 30 rebounds.

973
00:53:50,100 --> 00:53:53,440
 And you three are kind of the old dudes on this team, right?

974
00:53:53,560 --> 00:53:57,940
 I mean, was there something, sense of urgency clicking with this trio, you think?

975
00:53:58,380 --> 00:53:58,740
 Absolutely.

976
00:53:59,080 --> 00:54:03,240
 And, you know, I think it came from, there were a lot of factors for it this game, you

977
00:54:03,240 --> 00:54:07,800
 know, just trying to get off the skid we were on and then knowing that the crowd was going

978
00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:13,800
 to show out for us, unlike we'd seen this year, you know, to an extent we hadn't seen this

979
00:54:13,800 --> 00:54:16,120
 year because of the ESPNU and all that was going on.

980
00:54:16,560 --> 00:54:19,240
 And it was just, you know, we knew that right now it had to happen.

981
00:54:19,400 --> 00:54:22,920
 It was that game that we had to make the turnaround and get some momentum going.

982
00:54:23,060 --> 00:54:27,080
 And that's the goal now is just to keep that momentum going and one game at a time, one day

983
00:54:27,080 --> 00:54:28,220
 at a time to get to the tournament.

984
00:54:28,860 --> 00:54:32,880
 So, you know, people like Ben and I, we talk about this a lot, how a crowd can really affect

985
00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:33,280
 a game.

986
00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:38,120
 And, you know, it sounds really cliche, but I truly feel like in a game like that, the

987
00:54:38,120 --> 00:54:39,720
 crowd almost really flipped it.

988
00:54:39,780 --> 00:54:40,820
 I mean, would you agree with that?

989
00:54:40,900 --> 00:54:44,000
 And would you say the crowd had just as much of an impact on this win?

990
00:54:44,420 --> 00:54:44,740
 Absolutely.

991
00:54:45,140 --> 00:54:45,460
 Absolutely.

992
00:54:45,600 --> 00:54:51,300
 And, you know, it's, it's something you feel it's nothing you'll be able to quantify with

993
00:54:51,300 --> 00:54:53,420
 like stats or anything, but you can absolutely feel it.

994
00:54:53,440 --> 00:54:57,720
 Like when Kev hits that big shot and everybody goes crazy, it was like, there was no chance

995
00:54:57,720 --> 00:54:58,860
 they were scoring on that next possession.

996
00:54:59,140 --> 00:55:03,180
 Like no matter what, the crowd was so behind us, we were so hyped up that they, we knew we

997
00:55:03,180 --> 00:55:03,560
 were good.

998
00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:08,840
 And it was just, so stuff like that is just really hard to, to replicate without an experience

999
00:55:08,840 --> 00:55:09,660
 like you see here.

1000
00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:15,360
 All right, Dallas running out of time here, set up our next two guests, Kevin Dekovicic and

1001
00:55:15,360 --> 00:55:17,360
 Cortez Graham Howard are going to join us.

1002
00:55:17,420 --> 00:55:20,500
 They both have big moments on Sunday afternoon.

1003
00:55:20,660 --> 00:55:21,900
 Two young guys as well.

1004
00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:25,600
 Kev's been here two years, Cortez, this is his first year, but one, how proud are you

1005
00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:27,200
 of them and how can they build off that?

1006
00:55:27,720 --> 00:55:28,980
 It's so unbelievably proud.

1007
00:55:29,100 --> 00:55:33,820
 They're two guys that, you know, every chance I get, I try to tell them how, that I really

1008
00:55:33,820 --> 00:55:36,560
 appreciate how hard they work and what they show out there.

1009
00:55:36,680 --> 00:55:41,000
 And, you know, it really showed this game, you know, Kev and Tez, actually both of them,

1010
00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:44,680
 I came up to them both during the game and told them just how, how proud I was of them

1011
00:55:44,680 --> 00:55:47,720
 and how, how just cold-blooded they were for some of the plays they made.

1012
00:55:47,780 --> 00:55:48,820
 It was unreal to watch.

1013
00:55:49,020 --> 00:55:52,460
 And just the trust that we have in them as a team is sky high.

1014
00:55:53,560 --> 00:55:55,740
 Well, Dallas, man, we appreciate you joining us.

1015
00:55:55,820 --> 00:55:59,560
 We got a good push coming up, heading up into the A-Sun tournament.

1016
00:55:59,840 --> 00:56:01,300
 And hey, enjoy this ride.

1017
00:56:01,500 --> 00:56:03,820
 And we look forward to talking to you some more as the season goes on.

1018
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:04,400
 Yes, sir.

1019
00:56:04,500 --> 00:56:04,920
 Thank you all.

1020
00:56:05,120 --> 00:56:06,440
 That's Dallas Howell.

1021
00:56:07,340 --> 00:56:09,240
 UNA men are at home on Wednesday.

1022
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 There'll be flip-flopping road games, so be sure and come out to the bank this week.

1023
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1024
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 All right, coming up next, Kevin Dukovicic and Cortez Graham Howard stop by next.

1025
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1086
01:00:18,940 --> 01:00:19,800
 Here we go.

1087
01:00:19,880 --> 01:00:24,080
 We got a full house down here at Los Pizza Shoals in historic downtown Florence.

1088
01:00:24,080 --> 01:00:25,440
 Spendery Mike Ezekiel.

1089
01:00:25,920 --> 01:00:29,740
 And in between us we got Kevin Dukovicic and Cortez Graham Howard.

1090
01:00:30,160 --> 01:00:34,080
 They both had several clutch plays in the win against Eastern Kentucky.

1091
01:00:34,600 --> 01:00:38,420
 Kev finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists.

1092
01:00:38,840 --> 01:00:43,240
 Cortez down here, the true freshman, finished with 11 points, six rebounds.

1093
01:00:43,660 --> 01:00:45,460
 He had a clutch three in overtime.

1094
01:00:46,080 --> 01:00:47,500
 Kev, let's start with you, man.

1095
01:00:47,880 --> 01:00:50,280
 You were part of the championship run last year.

1096
01:00:50,700 --> 01:00:53,200
 A younger guy on that team, sophomore this year.

1097
01:00:53,200 --> 01:00:58,380
 You're the only player to start in every game this season, so you've been a key fixture of this year's team.

1098
01:00:58,500 --> 01:01:00,000
 Man, how did Sunday feel?

1099
01:01:00,440 --> 01:01:01,440
 It just feels great.

1100
01:01:02,020 --> 01:01:07,560
 Just getting the win in the bank, just having the community out there with us, supporting us.

1101
01:01:07,920 --> 01:01:08,660
 It just felt great.

1102
01:01:08,740 --> 01:01:09,820
 Just unreal moment.

1103
01:01:10,260 --> 01:01:14,040
 We're just looking forward to winning more games for the community and you and the lines.

1104
01:01:14,580 --> 01:01:19,160
 Now, Cortez, I think you had committed to North Alabama pretty early last year, if I'm not mistaken.

1105
01:01:19,380 --> 01:01:22,560
 So, you were probably watching that run with the crowds in the bank.

1106
01:01:22,600 --> 01:01:25,660
 And that's a large reason why ESPN put this game on.

1107
01:01:25,880 --> 01:01:30,140
 So, for you, was it everything you'd hoped it be when you came to UNA playing in front of a crowd like that?

1108
01:01:30,260 --> 01:01:32,780
 Yeah, well, especially seeing it on TV, how to white out and stuff.

1109
01:01:32,880 --> 01:01:35,780
 We wasn't hearing them talk about it in the summer, so it was just exciting to be a part of it.

1110
01:01:36,220 --> 01:01:38,240
 Now, we asked Dallas this question earlier.

1111
01:01:38,460 --> 01:01:41,980
 On a day like Sunday, what time are you guys usually getting to the gym?

1112
01:01:42,100 --> 01:01:47,600
 And just describe the first time you walked in and if you did see those T-shirts and the cameras being set up and everything,

1113
01:01:47,740 --> 01:01:50,100
 what was it like seeing it for the first time when you walked in?

1114
01:01:52,100 --> 01:01:54,520
 First time we walked in, it was around 9 for shoot-around.

1115
01:01:54,800 --> 01:01:56,580
 I saw they were setting up the gym.

1116
01:01:56,700 --> 01:01:58,160
 The T-shirts was getting put on to see.

1117
01:01:58,220 --> 01:02:01,920
 I was like, wow, oh, yeah, this place is going to be packed later on tonight.

1118
01:02:02,020 --> 01:02:07,920
 We just got to take the shoot-around serious, be locked in, and just be ready to play tonight.

1119
01:02:08,640 --> 01:02:09,260
 How about you, Taz?

1120
01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:12,300
 What was it like for you seeing all of that for the first time when you walked in the gym?

1121
01:02:12,500 --> 01:02:15,200
 You could kind of already kind of like feel the energy, even with our shoot-around.

1122
01:02:15,700 --> 01:02:19,480
 Our head coach, he always preaches like energy and shoot-around are like leading up to the game.

1123
01:02:19,720 --> 01:02:22,280
 So you could already kind of like feel the energy seeing the shirts and all that.

1124
01:02:23,220 --> 01:02:26,720
 All right, for both of you, let's talk about your big moments, and let's go in order.

1125
01:02:26,840 --> 01:02:30,160
 Kev, let's start with the pass from Dallas.

1126
01:02:30,360 --> 01:02:31,980
 You step up, you hit that three.

1127
01:02:32,220 --> 01:02:35,640
 Let's start with what's going through your head as you're watching Dallas get the ball in the corner.

1128
01:02:36,180 --> 01:02:39,320
 Just first, I was like, shoot it.

1129
01:02:39,840 --> 01:02:41,500
 You know, I got all the confidence in the world.

1130
01:02:42,320 --> 01:02:44,520
 In Dallas, I was ready for that shot.

1131
01:02:44,520 --> 01:02:46,440
 I thought he was going to make it, but he drove.

1132
01:02:46,920 --> 01:02:52,080
 I just slide with him, and he just found me on the wing.

1133
01:02:52,500 --> 01:02:53,360
 I just made that shot.

1134
01:02:53,440 --> 01:02:56,540
 It's just great to see my teammates trusting me, my coach.

1135
01:02:56,800 --> 01:03:00,500
 So it was just a moment I had to step up and take advantage of my opportunity.

1136
01:03:00,840 --> 01:03:05,280
 You got the ball, and it was one of the most confident shots I feel like I've seen from you.

1137
01:03:05,320 --> 01:03:06,620
 Did you know you were hitting it all the way?

1138
01:03:07,340 --> 01:03:07,560
 Yeah.

1139
01:03:08,140 --> 01:03:10,120
 And then the roar of the crowd afterwards, man.

1140
01:03:10,180 --> 01:03:11,220
 Take us into that feeling.

1141
01:03:11,560 --> 01:03:12,580
 No, yeah, it was great.

1142
01:03:12,720 --> 01:03:14,040
 The bank just got super loud.

1143
01:03:14,360 --> 01:03:19,120
 It was great just all the support from the community and the students just an unreal moment.

1144
01:03:19,920 --> 01:03:20,340
 All right.

1145
01:03:20,420 --> 01:03:21,960
 And, Tez, I'll set up your moment then.

1146
01:03:22,120 --> 01:03:25,760
 Let's go to overtime as we have a tie game.

1147
01:03:26,120 --> 01:03:27,620
 Energy is still just popping.

1148
01:03:28,160 --> 01:03:29,220
 Kind of a weird stat.

1149
01:03:29,300 --> 01:03:30,340
 And, Ben, you may know this.

1150
01:03:30,480 --> 01:03:33,180
 I didn't until today just looking at the stats.

1151
01:03:33,580 --> 01:03:35,260
 We only made one field goal in overtime.

1152
01:03:35,600 --> 01:03:37,660
 All of the rest of our points came from free throws.

1153
01:03:37,860 --> 01:03:40,660
 And you had that one big basket there in overtime.

1154
01:03:41,100 --> 01:03:44,260
 Talk about what that moment was like for you to get the crowd into it in that moment.

1155
01:03:44,700 --> 01:03:47,820
 It was kind of like a shot where you kind of like – I worked on that shot plenty of times.

1156
01:03:47,920 --> 01:03:50,600
 The gym was one of the shots where the shot clock was going down.

1157
01:03:51,240 --> 01:03:54,520
 And we were originally trying to get Dante to post up because he had the hot hand at that night.

1158
01:03:54,520 --> 01:03:56,360
 So we were just trying to get him to the line, keep him going.

1159
01:03:56,580 --> 01:03:59,260
 And they took it away, so I just sent him through and just played my game.

1160
01:04:00,040 --> 01:04:05,540
 Now, I had a little snafu on my broadcast, and I forgot to start it in overtime.

1161
01:04:05,740 --> 01:04:09,420
 So people listening missed it, and I didn't figure it out until after the fact.

1162
01:04:09,500 --> 01:04:13,820
 But I kind of said you looked like Kobe Bryant on that baseline shot with the fadeaway, man.

1163
01:04:13,840 --> 01:04:15,980
 Was there some inspiration there with that shot?

1164
01:04:16,680 --> 01:04:17,320
 Kind of, yeah.

1165
01:04:19,060 --> 01:04:22,480
 And, again, for you feeling the crowd in that moment, man, what was that like?

1166
01:04:22,920 --> 01:04:24,180
 It was an unreal moment, man.

1167
01:04:24,200 --> 01:04:27,320
 Essentially, like, being on the couch watching it last year, seeing it on TV.

1168
01:04:27,480 --> 01:04:29,340
 And for me to actually be in that moment, it really meant a lot.

1169
01:04:29,740 --> 01:04:34,020
 Let's go back to overtime to you, Kev, and just your experience from that.

1170
01:04:34,120 --> 01:04:38,040
 Because after that field goal, we took the lead, I believe, on your free throw.

1171
01:04:38,200 --> 01:04:40,260
 And then you make five the rest of the way.

1172
01:04:40,960 --> 01:04:42,200
 Ice water in your veins.

1173
01:04:42,320 --> 01:04:44,540
 I mean, you just have to deal with the pressure in that moment.

1174
01:04:44,660 --> 01:04:45,420
 What did it feel?

1175
01:04:45,800 --> 01:04:47,680
 Did it feel like relief to do that?

1176
01:04:47,820 --> 01:04:49,260
 Or how did you feel during that overtime?

1177
01:04:50,020 --> 01:04:54,640
 It was just, like, I just felt the support all the way from, like I said, the community.

1178
01:04:55,000 --> 01:05:00,280
 I just felt just all the support of my teammates, my coaching, my coaches.

1179
01:05:00,480 --> 01:05:02,080
 Just everybody just trusting me.

1180
01:05:02,140 --> 01:05:07,360
 So, I just have to go to the line and just make my free throws just opportunities.

1181
01:05:07,560 --> 01:05:08,440
 So, I have to do it.

1182
01:05:09,120 --> 01:05:11,480
 We've been talking about how things have been a blur.

1183
01:05:12,100 --> 01:05:15,260
 And, Kev, I want to talk about some highlight plays with both of you.

1184
01:05:15,320 --> 01:05:18,760
 But, Kev, was it West Georgia where you had the breakaway dunk?

1185
01:05:18,860 --> 01:05:19,780
 Or was it Central Arc?

1186
01:05:21,040 --> 01:05:21,460
 West Georgia.

1187
01:05:21,800 --> 01:05:22,340
 Central Arc.

1188
01:05:22,540 --> 01:05:24,660
 The games are really running together right now.

1189
01:05:24,700 --> 01:05:25,120
 Yeah, Central Arc.

1190
01:05:25,340 --> 01:05:26,480
 But, man, take me through that dunk.

1191
01:05:27,180 --> 01:05:28,280
 I think it was a turnover.

1192
01:05:28,420 --> 01:05:28,920
 You took it away.

1193
01:05:29,000 --> 01:05:30,800
 And you just raced past everybody, man.

1194
01:05:30,820 --> 01:05:32,320
 I didn't know you could fly like that.

1195
01:05:32,660 --> 01:05:33,080
 No, yeah.

1196
01:05:33,240 --> 01:05:34,440
 I don't dunk often.

1197
01:05:34,760 --> 01:05:36,320
 But I could get up a little bit.

1198
01:05:36,680 --> 01:05:37,720
 That would feel pretty good?

1199
01:05:37,840 --> 01:05:38,100
 Yeah.

1200
01:05:39,060 --> 01:05:42,480
 Taz, we all know about your poster dunk for non-conference play.

1201
01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:44,720
 Now, you didn't get this dunk on Sunday.

1202
01:05:44,720 --> 01:05:46,900
 But, man, you cocked it back on the baseline.

1203
01:05:47,060 --> 01:05:49,260
 The entire arena was waiting on it, man.

1204
01:05:50,240 --> 01:05:52,260
 Again, your high-flying abilities, man.

1205
01:05:52,320 --> 01:05:53,960
 What are we going to see another one thrown down?

1206
01:05:54,460 --> 01:05:55,040
 Next game.

1207
01:05:55,120 --> 01:05:55,480
 Next game.

1208
01:05:57,740 --> 01:05:59,300
 I want to shift it to this.

1209
01:05:59,680 --> 01:06:02,000
 And, again, I didn't look at this to confirm it.

1210
01:06:02,060 --> 01:06:05,660
 But I believe, Kev, for sure, this was probably a career-high minutes for you.

1211
01:06:05,700 --> 01:06:07,180
 You played 41 minutes.

1212
01:06:07,640 --> 01:06:08,620
 Barely came off the floor.

1213
01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:12,580
 And, Tez, I want to say it's probably close to one, if not one, for you at 32 minutes.

1214
01:06:12,580 --> 01:06:17,820
 Just talk about what it's like being in the game that long, going that stretch, and knowing you had to do it in overtime as well.

1215
01:06:17,880 --> 01:06:18,560
 Starting with you, Kev.

1216
01:06:19,380 --> 01:06:22,980
 It's just being tired, but it's just something you got to do.

1217
01:06:23,220 --> 01:06:26,820
 Like, just you got to push through fatigue.

1218
01:06:27,180 --> 01:06:28,640
 Like, Coach always preaches it.

1219
01:06:28,800 --> 01:06:30,060
 Like, you got to push through it.

1220
01:06:30,200 --> 01:06:30,760
 Push through fatigue.

1221
01:06:30,900 --> 01:06:31,700
 You got to give everything.

1222
01:06:31,820 --> 01:06:33,140
 You got to just leave it all on the floor.

1223
01:06:33,260 --> 01:06:40,940
 So, I knew it was going to be a high-minute game for me because some players were dealing with some injuries and stuff like that.

1224
01:06:40,980 --> 01:06:42,980
 So, I knew it was going to be a long night.

1225
01:06:43,140 --> 01:06:44,860
 But I just had to do it and push through it.

1226
01:06:45,180 --> 01:06:52,320
 And, Tez, for you, having your number called a lot in that game, playing a lot of minutes, especially down the stretch and in overtime, what was that like for you?

1227
01:06:52,640 --> 01:06:53,640
 I was tired, bro.

1228
01:06:53,720 --> 01:06:54,460
 I ain't going to cut, bro.

1229
01:06:54,620 --> 01:06:55,420
 I was tired.

1230
01:06:55,560 --> 01:06:56,320
 I was tired.

1231
01:06:56,400 --> 01:06:56,840
 I was nervous.

1232
01:06:56,940 --> 01:06:57,940
 I went up to D, having the game.

1233
01:06:58,000 --> 01:06:59,380
 I was like, bro, I'm nervous right now, bro.

1234
01:06:59,380 --> 01:07:01,180
 He was like, just play your game, trust yourself.

1235
01:07:01,440 --> 01:07:03,100
 He was like, he trusts me and helped me get through.

1236
01:07:03,940 --> 01:07:04,220
 All right.

1237
01:07:04,240 --> 01:07:07,840
 For both of you, we have a tough close to regulation, right?

1238
01:07:07,940 --> 01:07:09,340
 And we go into overtime.

1239
01:07:09,760 --> 01:07:12,380
 What was it like in that huddle, heading into overtime?

1240
01:07:12,600 --> 01:07:14,720
 Was there anything that helped you guys regroup?

1241
01:07:15,640 --> 01:07:19,340
 I think the main thing is just connected, just being connected.

1242
01:07:20,080 --> 01:07:27,680
 That's always our main focus, just making sure everybody on the same page, making sure we all connect as a unit and we all stay positive.

1243
01:07:27,680 --> 01:07:31,580
 Like, no matter what happened, everything going to be okay as long as we connected.

1244
01:07:31,780 --> 01:07:33,640
 Like, other teams going to go and run.

1245
01:07:33,740 --> 01:07:34,280
 That's going to happen.

1246
01:07:34,360 --> 01:07:35,240
 It's just a part of the game.

1247
01:07:35,340 --> 01:07:41,540
 But if we stay connected and we stay together all for 40 minutes, it's going to be, we're going to grow at the end of the day.

1248
01:07:41,620 --> 01:07:42,940
 So, and that's all we're looking for.

1249
01:07:42,980 --> 01:07:45,520
 We're just looking to grow and keep getting better for March.

1250
01:07:45,760 --> 01:07:45,880
 So.

1251
01:07:46,880 --> 01:07:47,120
 Yeah.

1252
01:07:47,200 --> 01:07:48,340
 Next question for both of you.

1253
01:07:48,420 --> 01:07:51,660
 Speaking of that, you know, we're in the final stretch of mid-February here.

1254
01:07:51,760 --> 01:07:52,700
 Four games remaining.

1255
01:07:53,420 --> 01:08:03,700
 The celebration in the locker room after that, it just felt good to celebrate with coach, celebrate with the team, and to have that feeling and then know, hey, this is a game that can change seasons.

1256
01:08:03,820 --> 01:08:06,780
 This is a game where we're starting now for the final four.

1257
01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:08,200
 We're working towards the tournament.

1258
01:08:08,340 --> 01:08:09,580
 We already know that we're going.

1259
01:08:10,580 --> 01:08:15,040
 Do you think this is a game that can kind of change the vibe, and do you feel the vibe is a little different now?

1260
01:08:16,580 --> 01:08:16,960
 Oh, yeah.

1261
01:08:17,460 --> 01:08:19,040
 Especially winning that game.

1262
01:08:20,000 --> 01:08:24,500
 As y'all know, we haven't had the best conference season, but we always just preach every game.

1263
01:08:24,600 --> 01:08:27,200
 Just keep playing hard and just do what we do and stay us.

1264
01:08:27,320 --> 01:08:28,880
 Even if we lose, y'all always preach to us.

1265
01:08:30,060 --> 01:08:33,620
 We can lose, but if we us, more than likely, we won't lose anyway.

1266
01:08:33,760 --> 01:08:35,180
 So, it was just good to get a win.

1267
01:08:35,660 --> 01:08:44,460
 Yeah, and just like Coach always preach, just believe, just at any point, at any point, stuff can turn around.

1268
01:08:44,600 --> 01:08:47,940
 So, we believe that the season's not over at all.

1269
01:08:48,060 --> 01:08:49,640
 So, we still got a long way to go.

1270
01:08:50,200 --> 01:08:52,120
 We're not worrying about the next.

1271
01:08:52,220 --> 01:08:53,920
 We're just worrying about what's coming next.

1272
01:08:54,580 --> 01:08:58,280
 And, yeah, just staying positive and staying connected through it all.

1273
01:08:58,660 --> 01:09:01,560
 You both came out and did some post-game media with us.

1274
01:09:01,560 --> 01:09:08,060
 And we couldn't get you to post-game media because of all the little kids that were swarming you guys for photos and autographs.

1275
01:09:08,120 --> 01:09:10,160
 And it was quite an extraordinary scene.

1276
01:09:10,260 --> 01:09:12,120
 It's one of my favorite things about games in the bank.

1277
01:09:12,200 --> 01:09:17,220
 But what's it feel like for you guys when you come out and all those youngsters are wanting to get a little piece of you?

1278
01:09:17,540 --> 01:09:18,360
 It just feels great.

1279
01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:20,140
 Just, again, the support from the community.

1280
01:09:20,560 --> 01:09:23,560
 Just all the little kids just being happy to see us play.

1281
01:09:23,900 --> 01:09:24,820
 So, it just feels good.

1282
01:09:25,980 --> 01:09:33,520
 It meant a lot because we had a few summer camps over the summertime while we was down here practicing and all this.

1283
01:09:33,580 --> 01:09:35,580
 So, a lot of the kids that we've seen, they came to our camp.

1284
01:09:35,820 --> 01:09:38,500
 So, it was good to see them turn around to support us.

1285
01:09:39,220 --> 01:09:39,580
 Absolutely.

1286
01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:48,220
 And to be at home for the last three and you get one more on Wednesday at Queens, how does it feel to know that, you know, we had that stretch of five road games.

1287
01:09:48,220 --> 01:09:50,500
 I believe it was 23 days between home games.

1288
01:09:50,860 --> 01:09:52,120
 Now, you've been at home a lot.

1289
01:09:52,220 --> 01:09:54,600
 You get one more home game coming up here on Wednesday.

1290
01:09:55,100 --> 01:09:55,980
 How does it feel to play at home?

1291
01:09:56,840 --> 01:09:58,980
 Man, it feels good, especially being on the road a lot.

1292
01:09:59,040 --> 01:10:03,440
 Like, we all say, like, we'll be in a hotel, but like, dang, like, we all be saying we miss home, we'll be in Florence.

1293
01:10:03,560 --> 01:10:06,600
 But then we go out of town and we'll be like, dang, we miss Florence and just playing at home.

1294
01:10:06,700 --> 01:10:09,120
 So, it means a lot for us to have that home stretch.

1295
01:10:09,540 --> 01:10:14,180
 Yeah, and it's always a great feeling playing in the bank in front of our people.

1296
01:10:14,380 --> 01:10:16,900
 So, yeah, for sure it feels good to be at home.

1297
01:10:17,380 --> 01:10:19,460
 Cortez, nine points against West Georgia.

1298
01:10:19,580 --> 01:10:21,480
 You knocked down all three of your three tries.

1299
01:10:21,900 --> 01:10:25,040
 Eastern Kentucky, double figures, 11.6 rebounds.

1300
01:10:25,100 --> 01:10:26,380
 That's a career high for you, man.

1301
01:10:26,480 --> 01:10:29,640
 Freshman year, do you feel like things are really starting to click for you now?

1302
01:10:29,800 --> 01:10:32,240
 Yeah, it is, especially like with Kev.

1303
01:10:32,280 --> 01:10:34,360
 Kev would come into the game if I turn the ball over everybody.

1304
01:10:34,560 --> 01:10:39,260
 Just them putting that trust in me for me to get through mistakes, and it kind of loosens me up a little bit.

1305
01:10:39,300 --> 01:10:40,560
 So, I appreciate them.

1306
01:10:40,880 --> 01:10:44,180
 And, Kev, for you, I feel like the scoring has been an uptick of late.

1307
01:10:44,220 --> 01:10:45,300
 But, also, the assist.

1308
01:10:45,800 --> 01:10:50,800
 Do you feel like you're leading this offense a little more in multiple ways?

1309
01:10:51,260 --> 01:10:58,480
 Yeah, I just feel like that's just a part of my game, just getting guys involved and just making the extra pass, trusting my teammates.

1310
01:10:58,680 --> 01:11:04,160
 I know my guys like Dallas, guys like Tez, Braylon, Dante.

1311
01:11:04,300 --> 01:11:08,060
 I know I pass them, but I got all the trust in the world in them to make a shot.

1312
01:11:08,180 --> 01:11:10,260
 So, I feel like it's just like trusting them.

1313
01:11:11,380 --> 01:11:14,660
 And, Kev, you know, you were in the position Tez is in now.

1314
01:11:14,880 --> 01:11:16,600
 Last year, that was the position you were in.

1315
01:11:16,640 --> 01:11:19,660
 You were the young guy, the freshman, trying to figure it out, the speed of the game.

1316
01:11:19,980 --> 01:11:20,760
 You figured it out.

1317
01:11:20,820 --> 01:11:21,620
 Now you're starting.

1318
01:11:22,540 --> 01:11:29,720
 You know, talk about the transition from being that freshman into now being in, essentially, a leadership role on this team.

1319
01:11:30,840 --> 01:11:36,580
 Like you said, yeah, I was in the same kind of same spot as Tez, just trying to figure it out, just taking one day at a time,

1320
01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:41,260
 just taking advice from all the older guys, just trying to figure it out, like you said.

1321
01:11:41,380 --> 01:11:49,700
 But now it's more like leading, like you said, just taking more of that leadership role and just being a little more vocal

1322
01:11:49,700 --> 01:11:52,420
 and trying to lead people on and off the court.

1323
01:11:52,540 --> 01:11:57,000
 So, yeah, it was definitely a different type of role, but that's what I had to do.

1324
01:11:58,140 --> 01:12:00,440
 For either one of you, let's talk about a couple of your teammates.

1325
01:12:00,740 --> 01:12:04,120
 Dante Bacchus, five 20-point games in his last seven games.

1326
01:12:04,120 --> 01:12:05,480
 What's getting into Dante of late?

1327
01:12:07,640 --> 01:12:13,000
 So, Dante, he always, more than likely, other teams, they better play or probably it's his matchup.

1328
01:12:13,080 --> 01:12:15,340
 So, I always put it in his head that the other player better than him.

1329
01:12:15,700 --> 01:12:18,720
 And then ever since I've been telling him that he's been going off, so I'm going to stick with it.

1330
01:12:18,820 --> 01:12:22,440
 So, you're taking the credit for motivating Dante is what you're saying.

1331
01:12:22,580 --> 01:12:23,100
 Yeah, for sure.

1332
01:12:23,200 --> 01:12:23,860
 I like it.

1333
01:12:24,060 --> 01:12:24,740
 He is.

1334
01:12:24,880 --> 01:12:25,280
 He is.

1335
01:12:26,380 --> 01:12:27,540
 Let's talk about Dallas Howell.

1336
01:12:27,620 --> 01:12:28,740
 He was on the show earlier.

1337
01:12:29,020 --> 01:12:30,520
 He's played a lot of basketball.

1338
01:12:30,980 --> 01:12:35,220
 And Ben alluded to this earlier, according to our research, and we did a lot of it, by the way,

1339
01:12:35,640 --> 01:12:39,280
 Dallas is the only six-year senior to play all six at the same school.

1340
01:12:39,380 --> 01:12:40,860
 So, he's been in this program a long time.

1341
01:12:41,180 --> 01:12:42,320
 He understands the values.

1342
01:12:42,520 --> 01:12:44,580
 He understands the system.

1343
01:12:45,340 --> 01:12:50,800
 And for him to have a game like he did and to be part of this and to help lead this team,

1344
01:12:50,840 --> 01:12:52,020
 what does he mean to this program?

1345
01:12:52,620 --> 01:12:54,940
 He's just, like, an ultimate leader.

1346
01:12:55,420 --> 01:12:58,800
 Like, everything you ask him, like, he got an advice for you.

1347
01:12:58,880 --> 01:13:01,060
 He got something to tell you.

1348
01:13:01,180 --> 01:13:03,160
 Like, he's never going to leave you the empty-ended.

1349
01:13:03,280 --> 01:13:09,120
 Like, he always got some positive, always gives 100% effort.

1350
01:13:09,820 --> 01:13:13,720
 He's just a great person to be around and a great teammate on and off the court.

1351
01:13:14,400 --> 01:13:15,480
 That's pretty much Unk.

1352
01:13:15,560 --> 01:13:18,040
 So, like, anything he really said in the locker room, a whole lot of weight.

1353
01:13:18,160 --> 01:13:20,180
 So, we really value him a lot.

1354
01:13:21,260 --> 01:13:21,860
 All right, fellas.

1355
01:13:22,060 --> 01:13:25,220
 Queens Wednesday at home, Saturday at Lipscomb.

1356
01:13:25,660 --> 01:13:27,580
 Next week, Bellarmine and West Georgia.

1357
01:13:27,700 --> 01:13:28,880
 And then the regular season's over.

1358
01:13:28,960 --> 01:13:29,700
 Hard to believe.

1359
01:13:29,820 --> 01:13:31,160
 Time flies when you're having fun.

1360
01:13:31,240 --> 01:13:35,500
 But how do we build off a Sunday and make a run and get some momentum heading into the A-Sun tournament?

1361
01:13:36,320 --> 01:13:38,380
 Just double down on what worked.

1362
01:13:39,060 --> 01:13:47,360
 Just come back, get to work, watch film, go back in the gym, lock in on defensive principle.

1363
01:13:47,360 --> 01:13:48,580
 Just lock in on our principle.

1364
01:13:49,160 --> 01:13:54,100
 Just what got us to that point and just play hard and play together and stay connected.

1365
01:13:55,280 --> 01:14:04,820
 Kind of like topping off of what Kev said, just be how always – he said earlier in the season when we started losing a lot, he always tells us, remember what it feels like to win.

1366
01:14:05,560 --> 01:14:10,400
 Even when we do lose, he was like just telling – he always tells us we got everything he needs in the locker room for us to just keep fighting.

1367
01:14:10,520 --> 01:14:12,200
 So, even off the wins, we just got to keep going.

1368
01:14:12,280 --> 01:14:13,100
 It's a whole new game.

1369
01:14:13,880 --> 01:14:17,680
 The other teams, they really don't care about last game, so we just got to take their mentality every game.

1370
01:14:18,260 --> 01:14:20,300
 Well, fellas, we appreciate you both joining us.

1371
01:14:20,380 --> 01:14:22,520
 We loved watching you guys on Sunday.

1372
01:14:22,700 --> 01:14:23,640
 And, hey, I'm calling for it.

1373
01:14:23,640 --> 01:14:27,060
 I want both of you to have poster dunks on Wednesday.

1374
01:14:27,200 --> 01:14:28,280
 Can you guys make that happen?

1375
01:14:28,460 --> 01:14:28,840
 Yes, sir.

1376
01:14:29,440 --> 01:14:31,020
 Cortez Graham Howard, thank you very much.

1377
01:14:31,100 --> 01:14:32,540
 Kevin Dekovicic, thank you.

1378
01:14:32,640 --> 01:14:33,020
 Thank you.

1379
01:14:33,140 --> 01:14:34,200
 We'll take one more time out.

1380
01:14:34,280 --> 01:14:36,480
 We'll wrap it up with the head coach, Tony Pujol, next.

1381
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1431
01:18:23,480 --> 01:18:27,980
 Here we go, wrapping things up from Lost Pizza Shoals here on 98 through 9, the score.

1432
01:18:28,100 --> 01:18:33,460
 It's UNA basketball night, and the head basketball coach, Tony Pujol, is in the house.

1433
01:18:33,780 --> 01:18:35,480
 Hey, I want to shout out a couple of people.

1434
01:18:35,620 --> 01:18:39,720
 Braden Rogers, Grant Wakefield, Eli Rainey, Ty Coulter.

1435
01:18:39,800 --> 01:18:42,820
 They got to work on the ESPN crew on Sunday.

1436
01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:46,800
 They all played a large part in making that ESPNU broadcast possible.

1437
01:18:47,240 --> 01:18:51,000
 I was proud to see two others from our student crew working as well.

1438
01:18:51,080 --> 01:18:53,340
 So we had six people on that TV crew.

1439
01:18:53,480 --> 01:18:56,940
 It was very special for them, and it was special for North Alabama.

1440
01:18:57,460 --> 01:19:03,980
 Coach, just sum up Sunday, the community support, the university represented on the national stage, and the big win.

1441
01:19:04,240 --> 01:19:08,560
 Yeah, I'll tell you, I spoke with a lot of folks right after the game,

1442
01:19:08,560 --> 01:19:14,860
 and a lot of them told me it brought back memories of last year in the postseason at home,

1443
01:19:15,020 --> 01:19:17,020
 and the energy in the building was amazing.

1444
01:19:17,240 --> 01:19:24,740
 I thought to know that during this season and where we're at right now with our team,

1445
01:19:25,400 --> 01:19:32,800
 that our university leads the league in attendance just shows the commitment that this community has,

1446
01:19:33,480 --> 01:19:36,880
 not just for men's basketball, for the entire athletics department, right?

1447
01:19:37,580 --> 01:19:41,660
 This weekend having baseball, doing what they did, and the folks came out for that.

1448
01:19:42,880 --> 01:19:44,620
 You know, and shout out to them.

1449
01:19:44,780 --> 01:19:46,540
 They started off by winning a series.

1450
01:19:47,120 --> 01:19:49,780
 So very happy for Jad and what he's doing.

1451
01:19:50,280 --> 01:19:53,700
 Our women, you know, dealing now with what we dealt with a week ago,

1452
01:19:53,800 --> 01:19:55,100
 playing five straight road games.

1453
01:19:56,000 --> 01:20:00,360
 And, you know, where they're at, and we're happy for them in the way that they've progressed all year.

1454
01:20:00,800 --> 01:20:04,640
 But just very thankful for the folks in our community that just continue.

1455
01:20:04,880 --> 01:20:08,120
 Their unwavering support is incredible, and it's felt.

1456
01:20:08,480 --> 01:20:09,760
 I want them to know that it's felt.

1457
01:20:10,280 --> 01:20:12,900
 And we're very thankful, very grateful for that.

1458
01:20:13,220 --> 01:20:16,320
 Coach, I feel like we had maybe three or four phone calls this weekend,

1459
01:20:16,320 --> 01:20:20,020
 and every time either you started or ended with, what's the baseball score?

1460
01:20:20,100 --> 01:20:20,780
 How's baseball doing?

1461
01:20:20,960 --> 01:20:22,720
 And you were rushing to get over it.

1462
01:20:22,760 --> 01:20:23,360
 You were excited.

1463
01:20:23,680 --> 01:20:28,040
 So a lot of community support and a lot of Lions supporting Lions.

1464
01:20:28,160 --> 01:20:28,700
 It's so important.

1465
01:20:28,820 --> 01:20:31,640
 And one thing you talked about, we asked the players this.

1466
01:20:31,680 --> 01:20:33,180
 When they walked into the gym for the first time,

1467
01:20:33,240 --> 01:20:38,340
 their reaction to seeing all the shirts from CB&S Bank Arena on the seats,

1468
01:20:38,620 --> 01:20:39,880
 it just felt like a different vibe.

1469
01:20:39,920 --> 01:20:41,500
 What was it like for you to see that for the first time?

1470
01:20:41,500 --> 01:20:47,820
 Well, first of all, I want to thank, you know, Mike Ross and CB&S Bank for all they've done,

1471
01:20:47,940 --> 01:20:51,340
 not just in this game, since the first day we've been here.

1472
01:20:51,400 --> 01:20:55,000
 He's been an unbelievable supporter of ours since day one.

1473
01:20:55,380 --> 01:21:00,520
 And I'm very grateful for Mike and, you know, the work that he's done with CB&S Bank

1474
01:21:00,520 --> 01:21:03,520
 and in partnership with the university and athletics.

1475
01:21:04,440 --> 01:21:08,540
 The other thing is I want to thank the folks that were up at 4.30 in the morning

1476
01:21:08,540 --> 01:21:12,600
 putting up all those 2,500 T-shirts out there.

1477
01:21:13,800 --> 01:21:18,220
 You know, there was a lot of people that got up early and made sure that all that was set up.

1478
01:21:18,260 --> 01:21:20,660
 But when we got to shoot around, it was a sight now.

1479
01:21:20,900 --> 01:21:23,500
 We walked in there and it was, you know, just a whiteout.

1480
01:21:23,580 --> 01:21:24,320
 You could already see it.

1481
01:21:24,460 --> 01:21:26,280
 You already felt what the place was going to be like.

1482
01:21:26,380 --> 01:21:28,240
 The energy was starting up.

1483
01:21:28,320 --> 01:21:31,440
 The guys were starting to feel it right at shoot around, and that was at 10 a.m.

1484
01:21:31,900 --> 01:21:38,200
 So, again, it was just a great environment to be in and, again, very thankful for our fans.

1485
01:21:38,740 --> 01:21:41,120
 Do you say anything to the team before a game like that?

1486
01:21:41,220 --> 01:21:45,760
 Like, hey, don't make this moment bigger than it is, but also enjoy it and cherish it?

1487
01:21:46,060 --> 01:21:47,120
 I'll be honest with you.

1488
01:21:47,440 --> 01:21:50,480
 What we tell our guys all the time when we go play on the road

1489
01:21:50,480 --> 01:21:56,000
 or we play in a situation like this is the game is still the game, right?

1490
01:21:56,620 --> 01:22:00,300
 All this is outside noise, and you've got to make sure you block it out.

1491
01:22:00,300 --> 01:22:05,000
 And I think in a game like that, it was easy to block out that ESPN was there

1492
01:22:05,000 --> 01:22:09,560
 because it was such a hard-fought game, and you need those guys to be connected.

1493
01:22:10,080 --> 01:22:14,960
 You need those guys to be focused, and our guys definitely showed that down the stretch,

1494
01:22:15,020 --> 01:22:16,000
 especially in overtime.

1495
01:22:16,660 --> 01:22:20,560
 Without Cornelius Williams, you know, on the bench, fouled out,

1496
01:22:21,160 --> 01:22:23,740
 you know, we had other guys just step up and make plays.

1497
01:22:23,920 --> 01:22:27,380
 So, yeah, what we tell them is this is just outside noise,

1498
01:22:27,820 --> 01:22:31,700
 and we need to appreciate it and enjoy it and just play the game, right?

1499
01:22:31,760 --> 01:22:32,340
 Just play the game.

1500
01:22:32,920 --> 01:22:37,240
 Coach, I know that you guys usually try to block out the noise with all the background

1501
01:22:37,240 --> 01:22:42,120
 and things like that, but obviously first time being on a linear network national TV game

1502
01:22:42,120 --> 01:22:46,760
 in the school's history hosting that, you've been a part of a lot of TV games.

1503
01:22:46,820 --> 01:22:48,680
 There's a lot that goes into it, even for the head coach.

1504
01:22:48,740 --> 01:22:51,340
 There's a lot of interviews you have to do, a lot of people you have to talk to,

1505
01:22:51,600 --> 01:22:55,100
 but how major is it for us to host that national TV game for this university?

1506
01:22:55,220 --> 01:22:55,640
 You know what?

1507
01:22:55,700 --> 01:23:03,180
 I think what it does is, number one, it validates the decision that President Kitts made 10 years ago

1508
01:23:03,180 --> 01:23:04,740
 for us to go Division I.

1509
01:23:05,260 --> 01:23:06,940
 I know there were folks in the community.

1510
01:23:07,740 --> 01:23:12,360
 Listen, I know change can be sometimes scary, but I can say this to you all.

1511
01:23:12,840 --> 01:23:20,620
 It's the best move this university made, and this, I think, playing the first national televised game

1512
01:23:20,620 --> 01:23:27,060
 in Flowers Hall at CB&S Bank Arena, you know, validates the decision,

1513
01:23:27,280 --> 01:23:30,840
 validates the trajectory where this program is heading

1514
01:23:30,840 --> 01:23:34,620
 and the trajectory where athletics and school is heading.

1515
01:23:35,000 --> 01:23:37,720
 So now when you get on campus and you see the brand-new dorms

1516
01:23:37,720 --> 01:23:41,600
 where you see the football stadium and the unbelievable baseball field

1517
01:23:41,600 --> 01:23:45,320
 that we just put together, it just, again, validates the decision

1518
01:23:45,320 --> 01:23:49,460
 and validates where we're headed, and it was definitely the right choice.

1519
01:23:50,000 --> 01:23:52,120
 Let's talk a little bit more in-depth about the game, Coach.

1520
01:23:52,200 --> 01:23:57,940
 You got 48 points and 30 rebounds from Dante Bacchus, Cornelius Williams, and Dallas Howell,

1521
01:23:58,040 --> 01:24:00,100
 kind of the old guard of the team, right?

1522
01:24:00,180 --> 01:24:03,380
 Just how pivotal was that for those three to really step up on Sunday?

1523
01:24:03,620 --> 01:24:04,280
 Well, you know what?

1524
01:24:04,360 --> 01:24:06,560
 You didn't add the combined minutes they played.

1525
01:24:07,040 --> 01:24:11,000
 If I would have played those combined minutes, I think I could probably score 40-something points.

1526
01:24:12,900 --> 01:24:16,080
 But, no, that being said, I'll say this.

1527
01:24:16,980 --> 01:24:20,080
 Today I was talking to a few of our folks here that are with us,

1528
01:24:20,080 --> 01:24:22,500
 that, again, are unwavering supporters,

1529
01:24:22,980 --> 01:24:27,080
 and I was telling them how today was a day where it was a recovery lift,

1530
01:24:27,480 --> 01:24:32,560
 it was treatment, it was we were watching film of last night's game

1531
01:24:32,560 --> 01:24:37,700
 and preparing for Queens today, and then some of them got on the court just to get up shots,

1532
01:24:38,060 --> 01:24:42,600
 but it was a very light day because we had some guys play some major minutes last night,

1533
01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:44,500
 and it's a quick turnaround, right?

1534
01:24:44,540 --> 01:24:46,660
 We're going to play now in 48 hours.

1535
01:24:47,200 --> 01:24:52,300
 So, for us right now, I'm very proud of the way these guys competed

1536
01:24:52,300 --> 01:24:54,820
 because some of these guys did play extended minutes,

1537
01:24:55,340 --> 01:24:59,760
 and I'm just very proud of the way they just competed and didn't worry about that

1538
01:24:59,760 --> 01:25:03,060
 and just went out there and executed the way they were supposed to.

1539
01:25:03,340 --> 01:25:06,940
 Coach, I want to talk about the big play there, the final minute of regulation.

1540
01:25:07,580 --> 01:25:10,620
 Under a minute to go, about 38 seconds was when the shot was hit,

1541
01:25:10,680 --> 01:25:14,180
 but Dallas has the ball, drives in, kicks it out to Kev.

1542
01:25:14,240 --> 01:25:15,140
 He makes the three.

1543
01:25:15,540 --> 01:25:20,440
 What conversation happened before that play, and how did that all come about to you?

1544
01:25:20,640 --> 01:25:23,680
 Yeah, well, look, Dallas Howell, in this game,

1545
01:25:23,980 --> 01:25:27,180
 there was a couple moments in the game where people don't realize

1546
01:25:27,180 --> 01:25:30,780
 because some of it doesn't even show up in stat sheets, right?

1547
01:25:31,620 --> 01:25:35,620
 But on the far side, on the defensive end of the floor, there was a loose ball,

1548
01:25:35,680 --> 01:25:37,820
 and he was the first to the floor, got a tie-up.

1549
01:25:38,360 --> 01:25:42,340
 They got the ball underneath, out of bounds, and in that same next sequence,

1550
01:25:42,780 --> 01:25:46,920
 he dives on the floor again, first to the floor, and then gets us on a break,

1551
01:25:47,060 --> 01:25:49,020
 which puts Kevin at the free throw line.

1552
01:25:50,840 --> 01:25:54,460
 Again, those things sometimes don't come up on stat sheets,

1553
01:25:54,980 --> 01:26:00,780
 but when we do chart first to the floor, and to me, those are championship plays, right?

1554
01:26:00,780 --> 01:26:06,120
 Because those are what we call 80-20 balls that we need to come up with,

1555
01:26:06,760 --> 01:26:10,240
 and Dallas was huge in that sequence.

1556
01:26:10,900 --> 01:26:16,240
 If you go back to the three that Kevin hit, Dallas got a tie-up on an offensive rebound,

1557
01:26:16,520 --> 01:26:18,480
 which maintained the ball in our possession.

1558
01:26:18,880 --> 01:26:20,660
 The next play down is when he kicks out.

1559
01:26:21,380 --> 01:26:24,840
 And again, I think that's just the trust that these guys have built for one another.

1560
01:26:25,740 --> 01:26:31,320
 So I give a lot of credit to Kevin for having the courage to take a shot like that

1561
01:26:31,320 --> 01:26:35,340
 in a moment like that and making it, but a lot of credit also goes to Dallas

1562
01:26:35,340 --> 01:26:37,680
 and making sure that that play happens.

1563
01:26:37,940 --> 01:26:41,520
 Then in overtime, Mike pointed out the only field goal came from the true freshman,

1564
01:26:41,680 --> 01:26:45,480
 Cortez Graham Howard, and he had maybe his best game of the year, 11 points,

1565
01:26:45,820 --> 01:26:48,800
 six rebounds, that clutch fadeaway jumper.

1566
01:26:49,060 --> 01:26:51,360
 How much confidence did that young man show in overtime?

1567
01:26:51,720 --> 01:26:52,260
 Oh, huge.

1568
01:26:52,520 --> 01:26:58,860
 I think this was kind of like one of those games where you look at, as a staff, we looked at each other

1569
01:26:58,860 --> 01:27:01,100
 and we felt like he took a big step forward.

1570
01:27:01,480 --> 01:27:03,220
 It's a grown-up moment, right?

1571
01:27:04,440 --> 01:27:12,400
 That's a game where hopefully he can now, with the momentum of that moment, will now propel him.

1572
01:27:12,500 --> 01:27:15,680
 That changes a freshman into a sophomore, right?

1573
01:27:16,040 --> 01:27:20,900
 And now my thing is, again, he knows that the players around him have a ton of confidence in him.

1574
01:27:21,380 --> 01:27:24,200
 He hopefully knows that our staff has a ton of confidence in him.

1575
01:27:24,560 --> 01:27:26,920
 And we expect him to just go out there and compete.

1576
01:27:27,460 --> 01:27:29,240
 We're not going to ever be perfect, right?

1577
01:27:29,280 --> 01:27:30,220
 We don't coach perfection.

1578
01:27:30,780 --> 01:27:32,800
 But what we do coach is effort and energy.

1579
01:27:33,240 --> 01:27:35,840
 And he brought that, and he also brought courage with him.

1580
01:27:36,120 --> 01:27:38,960
 Because that shot that he made, that wasn't an easy one.

1581
01:27:39,060 --> 01:27:43,340
 And I'll tell you this, what was even more impressive was he wanted to switch.

1582
01:27:43,680 --> 01:27:47,160
 So he brought Dante over, and he wanted to switch.

1583
01:27:47,240 --> 01:27:48,420
 He wanted to make the play.

1584
01:27:48,960 --> 01:27:54,100
 And, again, I commend a young man who's a freshman in doing that.

1585
01:27:54,100 --> 01:27:57,120
 That just showed me a lot of maturity in his part.

1586
01:27:57,400 --> 01:27:58,460
 Coach, final thing for me.

1587
01:27:58,540 --> 01:27:59,880
 I think we're coming up on the hour here.

1588
01:28:00,100 --> 01:28:03,300
 But first half, four from eight from the line, 50%.

1589
01:28:03,300 --> 01:28:06,320
 Second half, 16-24, 66%.

1590
01:28:06,320 --> 01:28:10,440
 And then, of course, in overtime, it felt like this game was decided by our free-throw shooting.

1591
01:28:10,740 --> 01:28:13,100
 11-14, almost 80%.

1592
01:28:13,100 --> 01:28:15,800
 I mean, talk about how big those free-throws were at the end of that game.

1593
01:28:16,080 --> 01:28:16,400
 100%.

1594
01:28:16,400 --> 01:28:18,180
 And it's something they work on, right?

1595
01:28:18,240 --> 01:28:22,720
 It's something that we have drills that we do from a free-throw standpoint.

1596
01:28:22,720 --> 01:28:26,220
 We call it 8-9-10, or 10 in a row.

1597
01:28:26,440 --> 01:28:28,680
 They've got to hit 10 in a row before they leave the gym.

1598
01:28:29,700 --> 01:28:32,140
 So they do this on a daily basis.

1599
01:28:32,840 --> 01:28:38,300
 And for us, especially a team like us, who put a lot of pressure at the rim,

1600
01:28:38,440 --> 01:28:42,420
 we put a lot of pressure in the paint, we're going to tend to get to the line.

1601
01:28:42,480 --> 01:28:44,560
 In fact, I think we lead the league in free-throw attempts

1602
01:28:44,560 --> 01:28:47,000
 because that's where we put a lot of our pressure in.

1603
01:28:47,400 --> 01:28:49,860
 So if you're going to be a team that does that,

1604
01:28:49,860 --> 01:28:51,900
 you better be good at the free-throw line

1605
01:28:51,900 --> 01:28:56,220
 because more than likely, teams are going to get fouled.

1606
01:28:56,460 --> 01:28:59,660
 So I thought our guys did a tremendous job of staying focused down the stretch

1607
01:28:59,660 --> 01:29:00,480
 and finishing the game.

1608
01:29:01,000 --> 01:29:04,900
 All right, Coach, we've seen this almost every year in the Atlantic Sun the last five years.

1609
01:29:05,040 --> 01:29:08,640
 Teams getting hot at the end of the year, carrying it into March and making a run.

1610
01:29:09,500 --> 01:29:10,900
 Jacksonville did it as a 10 seed.

1611
01:29:11,040 --> 01:29:12,620
 Bellerin did it as a low seed.

1612
01:29:12,820 --> 01:29:13,900
 So we've seen teams do it.

1613
01:29:13,940 --> 01:29:16,880
 So what's it going to take for this team to build off of Sunday's momentum

1614
01:29:16,880 --> 01:29:18,340
 and get this thing going?

1615
01:29:18,340 --> 01:29:24,040
 Yeah, I think what they need to do right now is tonight, I'm hoping these guys eat their pizza

1616
01:29:24,040 --> 01:29:26,140
 and go home, go to bed, right?

1617
01:29:26,220 --> 01:29:32,220
 Get some rest because tomorrow we want to keep building on this momentum, right?

1618
01:29:32,260 --> 01:29:33,200
 This was a huge win.

1619
01:29:33,800 --> 01:29:38,700
 Again, I want to make sure that I'm not leaving out the crowd, our supporters, our fans.

1620
01:29:38,900 --> 01:29:45,460
 I mean, it was a tremendous environment, and I'll tell you, their energy took us through

1621
01:29:45,460 --> 01:29:46,540
 the finish line in that game.

1622
01:29:46,620 --> 01:29:48,080
 There's no question about that.

1623
01:29:48,420 --> 01:29:49,680
 So very grateful for that.

1624
01:29:49,760 --> 01:29:51,960
 So now my thing is, we want to give it back.

1625
01:29:52,300 --> 01:29:56,320
 We want to make sure that we want them to come back to make sure that they're supporting

1626
01:29:56,320 --> 01:29:57,000
 these young men.

1627
01:29:57,180 --> 01:30:01,860
 So we've got to get ready for a good Queens team and get a little redemption from the last

1628
01:30:01,860 --> 01:30:02,960
 game over there at their place.

1629
01:30:03,220 --> 01:30:06,220
 The opponent, Queens, Wednesday night, 6 o'clock tip.

1630
01:30:06,280 --> 01:30:07,600
 We hope everybody will turn out.

1631
01:30:07,720 --> 01:30:09,240
 Coach, an exciting finish coming up.

1632
01:30:09,280 --> 01:30:11,280
 I can't believe there's just two weeks left of this season.

1633
01:30:11,400 --> 01:30:12,760
 We're looking forward to the close.

1634
01:30:13,060 --> 01:30:13,560
 You got it.

1635
01:30:13,780 --> 01:30:14,260
 Roar Lions.

1636
01:30:14,480 --> 01:30:15,040
 Roar Lions.

1637
01:30:15,040 --> 01:30:17,140
 That's North Alabama head coach Tony Pujol.

1638
01:30:17,200 --> 01:30:20,980
 That's going to do it for this edition of U&A Basketball Night from Lost Pizza Shoals.

1639
01:30:21,100 --> 01:30:25,440
 For Mike Ezekiel, Ty, Brayden, Eli, Grant, and the boys in the back.

1640
01:30:25,500 --> 01:30:26,420
 Drew Barton's in the house.

1641
01:30:26,480 --> 01:30:29,060
 Did a great work on the video board this past week at baseball.

1642
01:30:29,320 --> 01:30:32,520
 For Blair back at the station, I'm Benjamin Reims and Roar Lions.

1643
01:30:35,960 --> 01:30:41,000
 You've been listening to U&A Basketball Night at Lost Pizza Company, featuring Coach Candy

1644
01:30:41,000 --> 01:30:42,660
 Whitaker and Coach Tony Pujol.

1645
01:30:42,660 --> 01:30:49,900
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1646
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1648
01:30:59,000 --> 01:31:01,560
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