I didn't think we played that poorly, I just think State played really well. They shot the ball tremendously that day and they were playing at a high level. I told Herb after the game that he had a heck of a team. I think they are the second best team in the league right now. It will take a yeoman's effort for us to beat them.

We lost our focus a little and they got some shooters loose, and they made shots to their credit. Then when we have some opportunities to score we didn't shoot the ball well. We don't have enough in the tank when Guillermo doesn't score and Anthony doesn't have some kind of night. It's going to be tough for us.

We played great defense. It was a night where we didn't particularly shoot the ball well from deep, and we found a way to win.

We played with no toughness. Virginia played tougher. ? When they have guys rip the ball out of our hands, that's toughness.

They got some really good looks in terms of us being able to move the ball and make good decisions. Those guys made big plays.

It's been something our kids have really worked hard at. When you lose tight ball games, tough ball games. ... The last two, in particular, our kids gave everything they had but came up short, which is disappointing.