We did hit a rough stretch and I don't think we're still completely over it. But we're starting to hit more shots and one thing that showed throughout the tournament is we've been pretty good defensively.

He wants to win. I like what they've done. I hated to see Wily Mo [Pena] go, but we needed pitching.

We substituted quite a bit and I tried to keep fresh legs on the floor. I think we had a little bit more in the tank late in the game.

I thought Chris's penetration tonight for us was really a key. He got to the rim a couple times and made a couple of nice passes. He's playing some really good basketball for us right now.

With our talent level, against an Edwardsville we'd have to play a near-perfect game to win. We fit in pretty well with schools our size, but I think our kids understand the importance of playing against really good competition.

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