-- Eilert says it was a tale of two halves and they had guys breaking out, but they had a lot of resolve and overcame adversity, so he credits his players. Eilert says there's no way you can shoot worse than 13% in the second half and he told the players that in the break. Eilert told them to step up and shoot with confidence. Missouri State did what they needed to defensively with Jesse Edwards as a big advantage by making double teams and Jesse was able to make the right pass. Eilert wanted to get Edwards as many touches as he could but he wants to get him more touches moving forward.
--Eilert says confidence is so big in basketball and he's going to try to build them up and tell them to keep shooting.
-- It's easy to enjoy the moment and smile once you win, but it was hard to do during the game. It meant so much to have 20 family members come and support him in his first win. Eilert said he wasn't flying high in the first half. He says the law of averages came into play in the second half and they even rebounded better. The majority of their goals came true and they only had seven turnovers and it was impressive since Missouri State is known for their defense.Eilert says he loves each and every one of his players and he has an immense amount of trust for his team. He's excited his roster and his staff and he hopes that trust is mutual with everyone around him.
-- The Bears had trouble scoring as well so that made the game closer in the first half than what stats showed. He said it was tough to watch when he knows their offense for being efficient.
-- Eilert says Ofri Naveh was awesome and he's accountable. He has a high basketball IQ as a freshman, and once his body develops and he continues to grow he could be a special player and one of the best players to come through here.
-- Wilson was dealing with big cramps in the final few minutes so that's the reason he didn't see the floor at that time.
-- He told players in the locker room that they needed to lock in defensively and they switched some defense alignments and Missouri State made some shots.
-- He's a new coach with a new staff so the players and coaches are both building their chemistry and they need to continue to grow together.
-- Eilert says the other team's strategy was to back off of Kobe Johnson and they stacked up the paint in the first half. He says Johnson got more aggressive in the second half and he wanted to use his size to drive in the paint.
-- It's a quick turnaround for Monmouth, with tomorrow off and then two days to prep for that game on Friday. They know what they did wrong but they'll break some of it down. Nothing to report about Akok Akok and RaeQuan Battle.
--Eilert says confidence is so big in basketball and he's going to try to build them up and tell them to keep shooting.
-- It's easy to enjoy the moment and smile once you win, but it was hard to do during the game. It meant so much to have 20 family members come and support him in his first win. Eilert said he wasn't flying high in the first half. He says the law of averages came into play in the second half and they even rebounded better. The majority of their goals came true and they only had seven turnovers and it was impressive since Missouri State is known for their defense.Eilert says he loves each and every one of his players and he has an immense amount of trust for his team. He's excited his roster and his staff and he hopes that trust is mutual with everyone around him.
-- The Bears had trouble scoring as well so that made the game closer in the first half than what stats showed. He said it was tough to watch when he knows their offense for being efficient.
-- Eilert says Ofri Naveh was awesome and he's accountable. He has a high basketball IQ as a freshman, and once his body develops and he continues to grow he could be a special player and one of the best players to come through here.
-- Wilson was dealing with big cramps in the final few minutes so that's the reason he didn't see the floor at that time.
-- He told players in the locker room that they needed to lock in defensively and they switched some defense alignments and Missouri State made some shots.
-- He's a new coach with a new staff so the players and coaches are both building their chemistry and they need to continue to grow together.
-- Eilert says the other team's strategy was to back off of Kobe Johnson and they stacked up the paint in the first half. He says Johnson got more aggressive in the second half and he wanted to use his size to drive in the paint.
-- It's a quick turnaround for Monmouth, with tomorrow off and then two days to prep for that game on Friday. They know what they did wrong but they'll break some of it down. Nothing to report about Akok Akok and RaeQuan Battle.
