It's important that we come out with energy and play hard, that's what's important.

They're an outstanding basketball team. There's a difference. We ran the same offense they ran, but they made good screens and cuts and had quickness. I think we played hard, but there's a difference and a reason they are where they are in the rankings.

We just didn't move very well. We just didn't do a lot of things to create situations for ourselves.

We never could keep anything going once we got it down there around 10 points. We had chances when we made runs, but we just never got it to that next step.

It is a situation where we do some good things, but we don't do them consistently enough. They hit some big shots and we came back. Then they hit some more big shots and spread it out again.

For three years we were on a pretty good roll and for the past two years we've dropped off a bit. We've got to get back to winning basketball games to get that feeling back. We have to work hard to do that and our goal is to get that feeling back. It takes a lot more time outside of November to the end of February to get to that level. We've got to just keep working at it.

Our four seniors are great. They just don't come out and play basketball. They are just great people. I appreciate all the work they've done.