A loss to anybody would really set us off track of winning the Big East and being the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament.

On good teams, seniors need to lead. Maybe lead us all the way to the NCAA Final Four. We've been there before. We know how hard it is. We know how long that road is.

I think what this loss does is force us to re-establish our goals. Thoughts of winning the conference are now over, in my mind. For us now, we have a real battle for second place.

We'd like to have played better in the second game (12-4 loss), but we'll take a split. Winning the first game today makes it a little easier as far as getting in the playoffs. It's one win closer to getting in the (Region XIV) tournament.

After the loss, our chances are minimal. We'd better focus on winning the title in the Bulgarian Premier League.

We seniors took it upon ourselves to lock him up and not let him get started.