This is a great win for us. I'm proud of these guys. That's a lot of pressure, when you come in needing a win like this against a rival ? a quality team coached by a quality coach.

He took some big shots at the end. He was in a rhythm. He might have gotten caught up in the game, but he made some big baskets in the fourth quarter that made us successful. I can't fault his effort. I was proud of the team's effort.

I just feel bad for our seniors. Dustin, Alfred, Chris (Davis) and Dante (Finch), they've been in our program since they were freshmen. I wish we could have kept their careers going for at least another couple of days.

In the first half, we were just kind of flat and got out of what we (like to do).

If you get the chance to win a game on the road, you need to take advantage of it. When you don't, they tend to come back to haunt you later in the season.

That's all I'm looking for from those two guys ? their leadership and for the team to follow their style of play. If we can do that consistently, we put ourselves in a good position as we start the second round of the conference (schedule).

There may be some people who are worried about legacy, but I don't think he cares. I think he's just trying to do the best job he can. I think that speaks well for him.

They followed the game plan tonight. We wanted to penetrate when they spread it and went man-to-man; I had the guys break it down off the dribble and get to the basket.

They only had one guy (Sherrod) for the most part shooting their 3's, and we never found him. We didn't follow instructions on defense.

Once we started doing those three things, we got going.