He (Arena) knows it's a process and the guys know it's a process. It's hard to think you'd go into a game and just be lax about it.

On a daily basis I have to stay on top of guys, that's what Mo told me to do. In the games you can't really hear me because it's so noisy ... so you have to do it in training. It takes a while, it's not going to happen overnight. We're going to have to survive a little bit on just instinct.

I feel personally like I failed in my mission here. After speaking to a bunch of guys on the team I think that's the sentiment. We failed a good guy and a good coach. He asked us to take this and use it however we can to get better, to get closer as a tam and to get more determined.

He's the Mohammed Ali of our sport. He's one of very few guys whose name is known no matter where you go.

This is Rupp Arena. It's hard to win up here. I think they felt like they had to win. This their home court, and you're supposed to protect your home court. But we never give up. We just keep executing plays and doing what we've got to do to win the game.

They're a tough team to deal with when they're throwing numbers at you. We could have handled the pressure a little better, but coming away with a point is better than coming away with none.