The game was tied and in the 15 minutes of the break the coaches just encouraged the players more, it was just the first game of the players of the season and the game was tied so there was no reason for the coaches to complain.
If there was any difference between the teams it was that Michael Bibby who was a freshman was getting more confidence from the coach and was excelling more in the game, Ed Cota just helped with assists and had little defensive presence.
When the second half started again Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison excelled in attacks, Shammond Williams was not having a good game and missed a lot of shots from outside, so in the first minutes of the second half, he could not do much.
After 10 minutes had passed in the second half the game was already different, Mike Bibby started to play much better in the second half and neither Ed Cota nor Shammond Williams was able to score it because they did not expect him to play so well.
