I was pleased with the effort, but not in the loss. We didn't play as smart or take care of the basketball like we need to or should have.

Give Memphis a lot of credit because they are a great basketball team. I thought the effort was great, and I told the team that I couldn't be any more proud of our effort.

It was nice to see Jeremy get off to such a quick start shooting the basketball.

I want to give our fans a lot of credit. With our students, fans and the Pirate Nation this was a great place to be tonight. It was loud and hot and a great basketball game.