It was lunch-bucket, blue-collar, nothing fancy. They're a good defensive team. I thought we played well defensively, and we were a little more patient and knocked down a few more shots.

They worked hard and deserved the type of regular season they had, but it's over with. Now we go down to the tournament, and when you go to the tournament you go to win.

He came here as a freshman and took his lumps, but the significant thing is that he's hung in there and believed in himself. Now he's reaping the benefits of his hard work early on.

He's our best low-post player. When you attack the basket, you need someone big and strong and aggressive to do it, and he's the man.

Unfortunately, he's had a lot of little injuries going on every year. It's tough because, in a way, people get used to you not being around or available or being there. Right now, he's just rounding into shape.

We didn't shoot the ball particularly well for a period of two games, and honestly there isn't much you can say to force the issue. All we were trying to do was attack the basket, and that's what we talked about at halftime.