Whoever plays the best defense is going to win this league. So that's what we have to do, and we have to play better on the road.

We're looking to build off the momentum we started in Costa Rica.

He was a big surprise. I jumped on my assistant coach who scouted (Ball State), 'Tell me about this guy. Who's he?' Everybody has their day in the sun, and he had his today.

I was real pleased how we held our composure, and I'm disappointed we couldn't come out with a win.

It was poise and not being tough enough yet as a young team to handle a lead on the road. We had people trying to do too much, taking shots too quickly. ... Basketball is a game of runs and we've got to work to shorten the opponent's runs from five minutes to two minutes.

That would make this particularly disheartening.