I'm still not sure exactly what happened Friday night. Here's what I know, Milton led 37-22 with 4:36 left in the third quarter, then in the blink of an eye it was knotted up at 55. So how did Milton lose a 15-point lead in the game's final 11 minutes? From my vantage point, here are the four things that cost the Eagles the most.

Foul Trouble: When you’re a fan sitting in the arena at the game, it's hard to keep track of fouls. If you're watching the game on TV, it's hard to keep track of fouls. If you didn't go to the game, it's impossible to keep track of fouls. So let me give everyone a foul update: going into the fourth quarter, Julian Royal, Dai-Jon Parker, Evan Nolte and Shannon Scott all had at least three fouls.

Royal picked up his fourth early in the fourth quarter. It looked like Milton lightened up just a little on defense because they were afraid of fouling out – a valid concern for the players. Even coach David Boyd admitted, that because of the foul situation his team, "might have been playing defense a little cautiously" late in the game.

Coaching: David Boyd will probably never talk to me again for writing this, but it has to be said: Milton was out-coached down the stretch. Don't get me wrong, Boyd is a great coach who has five state championships and has enjoyed incredible success, but he should be a great coach who has SIX state championships.

Midway through the third quarter Milton decided they didn't want to score anymore. Shannon Scott would take the ball up the floor, once he passed half court, Scott would just dribble it around and pass the ball to other players trying to burn time off the clock. When a team starts to waste time, that's a call that comes from the bench. If you watch game film from Milton's 2010 state championship win, they did the exact same thing. The only difference: the 'stop trying to score and burn time off the clock' strategy worked against Westlake in 2010 because Westlake didn't defend Milton. Norcross did and Milton didn't know what to do. After the game Boyd said his guys "didn't know if they should attack or hold the ball." Secondly, as Norcross made their fourth quarter comeback, Boyd refused to call a timeout to slow the Blue Devils momentum.

After the game, Boyd said he thought his team could play through the momentum change. Let me put it this way, unless your name is Mike Krzyzewski or Tom Izzo, it's probably best not to try the no timeout strategy. High school kids have more emotions highs and lows than Charlie Sheen. You can't take timeouts home with you, so it's always best to use them.

Rebounding: Norcross dominated the boards. Most of Milton's trips down the court were one-and-done. The Eagles had an impossible time getting offensive rebounds. Norcross, on the other hand, camped out under the basket and got any rebound they wanted. The Blue Devils outrebounded Milton 34-17. After the game coach Norcross coach Jesse McMillan told me that he knew his team could dominate the boards, they'd only been out-rebounded in one game all year. He felt that if his team could get a lot of second chance points and easy putbacks that they could play with Milton and that's exactly what they did.

Milton Fans: Parents, students, I'm not blaming the loss on you, but you guys were a little to quiet in the second half. I think the best word to use here is "shocked." Once Norcross cut the lead down to single digits, the Milton faithful literally went silent. To the Milton students: your cheers were on point in the first half, you guys were loud and Gwinnett Arena was rocking. But as Norcross cut into the lead, it's like you guys couldn't believe what was happening. I was sitting right in front of you during the fourth quarter and it was so quiet, I heard one student having a phone conversation. I will say though, Milton fans showed up in masses for the game and made an impressive overall showing in the Arena.

The bottom line is this: Norcross won it as much as Milton lost it. It was a great game and if there was an ESPN Classic high school channel, they would be showing the game non-stop for the next three weeks.

To Julian, Dai-Jon, Shannon and Jordan Loyd, good luck next year. To Evan Nolte and Shaquille Johnson, I fully expect you guys to lead the way back to the state title game next season. To everyone else, I'll see you in two weeks in our baseball preview section.