It's very important for us as a team to have this long week of games on the road because when the tournament comes, this will be great preparation for it. We need to learn how to play injured and tired.

We had to either prevent or slow down their counters by keeping our front court active and making them play defense. We knew they were going to run, and we were going to stick with our defensive plays. But the breakdowns added up and they cost us the game.

I think we actually came out harder, but our shots just weren't dropping as they could have. Even though they took that lead, we were in control the entire game.

I feel that we are up there with all of the top four ranked teams.

Not every melon is a perfect melon.

I was so proud of the heart we showed. Over the last three quarters, we fought our way back into the game and had a big surge in the fourth.