Honestly, I believed we could win this game.

In the SEC, we're playing against teams that are very solid defensively. It's almost like a defensive chess match out there. I'd like to see us play with a little more patience. When we see a zone defense, we have the mentality to set-up offensively instead of attack. We need to play with more of a sense of urgency.

In the first three minutes we had some defensive breaks.

If you can finish in the top half of the SEC ... and get into the tournament then you'll usually advance pretty far into it. Our focus has been that ... we know that there is a formula to getting to the NCAA tournament, and that doesn't mean winning every basketball game.

I hope the NCAA will take a good, hard look at our team. You are going to have days when you do not have good games. We had one of those today.

I like being the bubble team. If the NCAA committee will look at our last 10 games, I think we have a very good chance to get in.

I'm excited for our kids because they are going to get to experience post-season basketball. They have worked hard for the opportunity to play in March and I am happy to see them in a position to be rewarded for that. With as many players as we have coming back, this is valuable experience.

Not many teams have to come out and play No. 1 and No. 3 and then play on the road. We have confidence in this team. They've got to weather the tough part of this schedule mentally.

This is certainly the best showing and the best play we've had against Tennessee in a long time.

You're going to have days when you don't have a great game. We've got a great basketball team and I hope the NCAA will take a look at that.