I was in between, whether to go out and block it or not. If I went out there and he missed it, they might have gotten a rebound tip or he could have dumped it down (low).

We think we're deserving right now. But we know that every win puts us higher.

It was an in-between decision whether you go block it or not. Because if he misses it and I miss it, they're going to get the rebound and tip in for the last second. I was kind of hesitant.

In order for us to reach our goal of winning this conference, you've got to get wins on the road. This was big for us.

During that game, you can learn a lot about one player.

It was a tough situation. We either wanted Benny or Crawford to come off a screen, but they defended it well, and they plugged up the middle of the lane. It was a tough play to make.

We get our reps in, then the guys who come off the bench more scrimmage a little bit more than we do. It's good as long as we're there mentally for the practice days.

The big talk around practice was that a few reporters called him the best post player in the Missouri Valley. Stuff like that gets you more prepared to play someone like that.

The first 10 to 12 minutes of the game will decide how we play. If we get rolling, establish an inside game and knock down some shots, that's going to decide how far we go in this tournament.