There's no question that at time [the technical foul] put us in control of the game. We were able to step up and make some free throws, and from that point we were definitely in control of the game.

Those are your two starting guards. Two guys that are, potentially, all-conference players, both out of the lineup. It presented some challenges for us.

Mark will give us a physical presence on the interior. He has good court awareness, make good decisions and has an unselfish approach that will help will make him a good fit in our program.

The key for us was our defense. Our 'D' puts us in a position to go on a run like we did.

In spurts, he's been dominant. He really played well early tonight, he got us started on the glass. He also played really well late, on both ends of the floor. He's very valuable to our team because he can do so many different things for us.

In addition to having the skills to be successful on the college level, Mike has the leadership and competitive toughness that makes him such an outstanding player. Mike is a true point guard. He has tremendous vision and court awareness and has the ability to pressure the ball on the defensive end that will be a good fit in our program.