This was a defensive battle between two teams that pride themselves in defense. There weren't many open shots, and there weren't any transition baskets. And both teams, because of the defensive intensity, had trouble finding a rhythm.

Nobody would have ever dreamt this.

We're very balanced. Within games, we get spurts from different players.

There's no question this has been a rallying point for students and the community. We were packed at the Bloomington South game (on Jan. 14), and we've had tremendous support at our last four games on the road. It's become a real sixth man for our team.

We made just enough plays in several key stretches to win the game.

I'm a big believer that your focus has to be on the game at hand.