That's big for a team that hasn't had a lot of success in close games. It's nice to see them relax under pressure.

It was a good test for us. We got down early, but we were able to work our way back.

We gave up 14 offensive rebounds. That was a big key, especially in the first half. Their posts had a big night against us.

It was a back-and-forth game the entire way. We just weren't able to make the plays down the stretch. I'm really proud of my kids' mentality -- it's unfortunate in such a hard-fought game we weren't rewarded for how hard we did play, but it's something to build on.

It was a tale of two halves. We lost our defensive intensity and they took advantage of that.

What we're trying to do with him is make him understand there's more to the game than just shooting.

We got a lot of scoring from a lot of different people tonight. We had some people come off the bench tonight and give us a lift.

That allowed them to separate.

They turned up the pressure after that happened. We started to stand and watch.