The phrase 'defense wins championships' may have never been more appropriate than it was Saturday night at Wachs Arena De Smet held Lower Brule to just five points in the second half and none in the fourth quarter to defend its State B Boys' Basketball Championship with a 49-26 victory in front of a huge crowd at the Barnett Center. "We just really dig deep. Coach (Jeff Gruenhagen) tells us just play defense, get rebounds and the shots will fall," said De Smet senior Kalen Garry. "We just really have to play defense 32 minutes a game and good things will happen for us." Lower Brule got off to a solid start against the Bulldogs and led by nine points in the opening quarter. Ellwyn Langdeau was the recipient of pin-point interior passes and scored eight points in the first eight minutes. "We kind of write on our board every day before the game to weather the storm. Somebody is going to string some together," Gruenhagen said. "We did that pretty well. We finally got a few bask