A move to Division I will increase the exposure of the entire university, not just the athletics program. Recruiting will be a little easier, because of the national recognition NCCU will receive from being Division I.

They've got a good team. It's a big rivalry, so I hope the guys will be ready to play.

We played hard, but we just got too far behind early. We committed too many turnovers, and their [22] offensive rebounds just killed us.

Shawn [Vikings coach Walker] does a good job with his team, and they've been pretty good at home. We might have won three in a row, but we can't start thinking we've arrived.

I think the guys are all learning their roles now. But we've still got a long ways to go. I expect Livingstone to come in and play hard. It's a division game they want to win, and it's not like they've been getting blown out a lot.

We knew the kid [Johnson] could do it -- he just hadn't done it. He just played outstanding basketball in the second half, and we did a good job of getting him the ball.