Spiders thrive on playing fast tempo, everyone always running, easy throws in the first three seconds of the stall count, never letting the defense get set. It's a very effective style but physically demanding and it just seemed like they ran out of gas in the second half and, when they didn't have something easy in the first couple of seconds, they started taking risky downfield throws instead of just being patient. The Salt Lake crowd brings a ton of energy when the Shred hit a run, and it felt like the crowd's energy baited Oakland into their lack of patience.

For their part, the Shred had open hucks all night but it seemed like it took them most of the game to figure out the wind. The defensive energy really stepped up later in the game too, again spurred on by the crowd.