![]() We worked (well) together and just clicked tonight.” We always seem to find each other in right spots. “All our teammates have been playing together forever. “Dakota, we find each other in the right spots,” Houghton said. ![]() Up 43-33 entering the fourth, Dirigo kicked its pressure into high gear, going on a 15-0 run that included six points from Tompkins. Meanwhile, the duo of Houghton and Tompkins continued to push the Cougars. “We just had trouble finding rhythm on both ends of the floor. “(Dirigo) is a very good team, a very good team,” Monmouth head coach Wade Morrill said. Monmouth finished 20 of 62 (32.2 percent) in field goals and was 5 of 17 (29.4 percent) in free throws. The Mustangs struggled offensively in the third quarter, scoring just eight points, and struggled to find a shooting groove throughout the evening. But we knew they were as physical as anybody out there, rebounding the ball as well as they do.” We shoot the ball better we do some other things better. We know, on paper, we’re not as physical. We knew we had to match that physicality. They get after it like nobody else does, diving on the floor for loose balls. ![]() “They battle from the first moment of the game to the last second. ![]() “I know they have to be the best-coached team that we play against,” St. Dirigo found its groove offensively in the second quarter, outscoring Monmouth 21-12, to take a 32-25 halftime lead.Ĭlick here to catch up on all our tournament coverage! A 7-0 run helped Monmouth take an early lead, but Dirigo slugged back to cut the Mustangs’ lead to 13-11 by the end of the first quarter. ![]()
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