I know we were recruiting a point guard who's 6-7 and he's pretty good. The times are changing now, I think.

It's a lot different. It gives you an extra boost to go out there and win the game for the crowd.

They were just too physical for us, I think. They just kept pounding the ball inside and made plays.

This team has done that all season ? find a way to grind out tough games.

We've got to commit to the press and not just lay back. It's easier to do that when you're making shots. There haven't been too many games where we all three were off like that.

We knew our shots were struggling. We just kept fighting and started getting some shots to fall. We put pressure on the ball and turned it into more baskets. It was big for us to get a win going into the SEC Tournament.

We've been hearing a lot of stuff about how we're the weakest No. 2 seed ever, just a whole bunch of stuff. That's just going to give us more motivation to go out there and win the game.

We had a lot of play calls for Chris and were trying to get him the ball, but they played great defense. Every time Chris got the ball, they were right in his face, so he really couldn't get anything off.

I think (fatigue) was a big factor; we were probably still kind of tired from the Florida win, and all the beating and bruising we did.

He has made me more aggressive and has gotten me to talk more on the court. He hasn't changed my style of play, but he wants me to shoot more.