It's tough because you really can't prepare for how they play, but I think overall we did a good job.

We know we've got to win a couple more to have a chance to make the NCAA tournament.

I wanted to drive to the basket and try to score and, if not, get a put-back, but it fell short.

This is a big game for us. It's at home and we have a good opportunity for a win. Me being one of the leaders on the team, I have to come out and play well and play well early.

We have a lot of character. We just refuse to lose and we just keep fighting. We just have a lot of heart.

I always knew I was capable of scoring, but that wasn't my role on the team, especially last year. With Chuck going out, we don't have a lot of experience and being a leader on the team, I have to be aggressive. I still look to pass the ball first, but I'm getting more opportunities to score and I'm trying to take advantage of it.

They did a good job of crashing the boards, and I think that was the difference in the game. They got a lot of second-chance shots.

We knew it was important to get a good start. We knew it was a big game and we couldn't afford to fall behind.

It's going to be important because we need this win to try to get into the tournament, but, him being one of my former teammates, it's going to be a little bragging rights type of thing, too, between the two of us.