Once again, the offensive execution regarding making close shots and making free throws decided the game. Mental readiness is necessary to make relatively easy shots and uncontested free throws. As we see again, these decide games.
As to the missing point blank shots, this seems like it is an ongoing problem for us in these games. Hell, I remember the '14 NCAA game when Mathiang(?) missed one right at the rim that I think would've put us up 10 and may have been the dager.