It wasn't a real pretty game, but a win is a win. That's all you really want. Coach always tells us, good teams find a way to win.

To hold a team to 21 points, we played pretty well defensively. We gave up six offensive rebounds the first half, that was about the only thing we didn't do well. For 2006, it's a good way to open the year.

It was one of those games where things got tough and we had to keep pushing through. Coach said in the huddles at the end that it was 'winning time.' We just had to keep our heads and get it done.

They got off to a quick start and we had to do something. My teammates found me and I made a couple at the right time.

We kept a lot of fresh bodies on him. We played him strong and limited his touches. We felt that if we won all the hustle plays we'd come up with a win.

When we were 1-6, all we focused on was that we were better than that. We knew it; we just had to prove it. We've come a long way and it's great to be back to .500 and to know we'll get a home game in the tournament.