We didn't know what they were going to play on defense, and we had trouble in the first half. We made some adjustments, and we were able to keep our backs running in and out so they stayed fresh.

We're ready to play, whether it's Purvis or anyone. But Purvis is a great way to start, with the tradition that we have. You can throw any speculation out the window; the games have always been close.

We wanted to go out there and tell everybody that we have this great offense, but the defense can play, too. We went into the game looking for a 'W.' We'll leave the gauging to you guys.

Tonight we have to take care of the ball, play good defense and rebound. We need to do that in all four quarters, not just the fourth. When we do those three things, we have a great chance of winning.

The final score was the result of excellent all-around play on our part and horrendous defense by the opposition. Amazingly, the game was actually not as close as the score would indicate.

We really need to play defense and be disciplined and we aren't doing either of those things right now.