When that happens, coaching is easy. Merit has been working hard on his swing and has been spent extra time in the cage.

We had a tough time getting the ball to Bobby (Howard) in the second half, and Eric really stepped up. We tightened up our defense a bit and got some rebounds, and that was the game.

We fought back against everything, all the noise and the huge crowd. It wasn't pretty, but we got it done.

We'll get it all figured out. We'll be fine. Talent-wise, I think we're right up there. We just have to play to our potential.

We hit some shots and picked it up defensively and they didn't match us.

I think we're in a pretty good groove. At the beginning of the season, we didn't shoot very well. We're getting more balanced and that's getting me more open looks.