I really didn't think it would be a factor, but I think we got a little bit winded and it hurt us at times.

It's been a weird year from the get go. I'm just so thankful to play at home. I'm really glad conference is here.

I told them to win the opening tip and score. We did that and never looked back.

They were hurting us with the '3'. We started in a zone and went to a man. That is my favorite defense anyway. We just needed to get in their face.

Our deal is we are going to be the underdog all year. My goal is that we get better each time we step out on the court and in each practice.

We aren't even thinking about state right now. When you go through a skid like we have, you forget how much you appreciate winning.

You just can't take a quarter off. You can't take off two or three minutes in our league. We have to find ways to answer.

I think they have some dominant post players. Guard-wise, we match up real well. I think post play will be the difference in the game.

Here lately, we had been getting three (players) in double digits. We need that.

We've been wanting to see that happen. They stepped up, and that was our game plan coming into tonight.