I don't think the team we opened the season with would have been able to come back and hang on like we did tonight. We're definitely getting better.

That's the reason I'm coaching. It's definitely a program I care a lot about and one that I want to see back at the top or back where it used to be.

There's no doubt in my mind I understand basketball as well as anybody. My assistants and I have a good relationship and we talk every night, but from day one I've had the final say.

These kids don't have the same drive and determination that I did.

This is a very big win for us. I hope it's a big confidence booster.

I'm sure coach Shannon is not happy with the outcome, but his kids hung in there.