I don't think any of them understood (college basketball) until they got used to the incredible focus it take, the scouting reports, all the film. It was a challenge, and now it's become routine for them.

I just reminded them that we're a much better team with energy. We had been too busy analyzing (the game), and there had not been enough reacting.

It's not characteristic of our program to lose two at home, let alone three. That was our battle-cry coming into the game.

It will definitely help us to play at Connecticut right before heading to the BIG EAST Conference Tournament. We feel that we will be fortunate to get a chance to experience that environment before embarking on the conference tournament.

It's a focus for us. You want to be the queen. It's whatever we can do to get our players' attention.

All-American players go from four points in the first half to 20.

After the break, it doesn't get any easier for us. We're excited to play Rice, who is coming off a great season, and Virginia, one of the best teams in the ACC, at home. We know we have an awesome challenge after that in DePaul, continuing what has been a great series over the years.

The wonderful thing about the Big East is that you have to be prepared to play against great players and great coaches every game. We were not fooled by Georgetown's record.

We are going to find ways to finish these games and win. When you look at scores in games like these and you correct a few things, then it's a single-digit game and anything can happen.

We didn't let their runs shake us. It was 40 minutes of finding a way to win, and we did.