Dallas Simpson came off the bench and played well, as did Austin Tucker.

I told the guys that I wasn't disappointed in them. I was disappointed for them.

He's one of those special players. My expectations are so high for him and you look up at the end of the night and he has big numbers.

Every time we step on the floor we try to get David the ball down low. Good things happen when we do.

He's one of those special kids. At the end of the night I look up and he has big numbers. His best basketball is ahead of him.

In the first half we did well contesting shots, but in the second half we let (Smith) get way too many open looks.

They are heady basketball players who give us a good mix.

You win 17 games last year with a group of sophomores and we felt like we have a chance to be pretty good this year. We have a freshman and a sophomore now starting with three juniors.

Coming in, we knew that Gentry had something that we didn't -- a conference championship. I challenged the guys this week to go out and get it done. And I love every one of them.