Hoiberg: 'They made the effort plays all night'
Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg on the difference in the Tigers' 76-69 victory: ``They made the effort plays all night. We executed our game plan perfectly tonight. We just weren't tough enough. We just could not get those loose balls, those rebounds, and it was too easy for them in the post.''
While the rest of the Hawks had the day off following their 3-1 victory over the Predators in Nashville on Thursday night, the team's fourth consectuve win, Hossa took the ice at Johnny's IceHouse in Chicago.