I think that's a credit to the guys. They can go. They can play. If they just continue to execute and play together, they can pretty much play either style.

Their style of play (at Nevada) fits what he does. He has a high basketball I.Q. He's a top-tier student. He's a super smart kid.

At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural backgrounds.

Obviously, being a league opponent, that's great for the Northeast-10. They're a well-coached team that's talented inside and out. They get good guard play and they've got very good post players. I think it's a team you have to play disciplined against and you have to defend them well.

I thought the experienced guys, the leaders, the seniors and Lance (Clarke, a junior) did a great job of playing through adversity, getting great shots and getting the lead back up.

It was a tough pill to swallow. AIC was a team we had handled twice during the season (by 34 and 26 points), and for them to take that game from us on our home floor was tough.