We have been able to push down people who have come back at us. We need to have games like that to prepare us for down the road when we go back to Oakland and help us when we get into hostile situations.

It's huge. They gave us two hard games back-to-back on our home court. We defended it and showed how tough we are and that momentum will take us through conference.

I think if trained properly, anyone could do a wonderful job taking care of these people. None of us feel that someone else isn't capable, that's not the point. The point is, why not leave well enough alone? We've got some people that have been here for 20 years at their jobs.

There's nothing wrong with us doing an educational campaign. And I think the people of South Dakota, they want to stand up and they want to lay this thing to rest.

It's not a situation of panic, that's the last thing you want to do. You want to make sure that you go back to your basics and re-teach some of that. We have to take things in stride. I've said all along that this conference can be won with three losses. I'm confident that we can get back on our feet and back to our winning ways.

It comes down to effort and desire. Our effort was there against Oakland. We held them to a very low shooting percentage, but we just didn't go get the ball when the shot went up. That second and third effort is what we're striving to get back at this point and time.