The last game was a real strange game. We were up big early, they got back in it, we were up right before the half, we fell asleep, we got down, they get right back. We want to get back on the right track, get back to .500 in the league.

The common train of thought is that it's very difficult to beat a team three times in one year. I would agree with that, except in the conference tournament there's a number of these things that crop up. I think the way we go into it to give ourselves the best chance to win is to understand that we easily could have lost both games to them and that because of that, we need to treat them with the respect that they deserve.

You've got to give the guys who played a lot of credit. We ended up having to scramble and play some of those other guys at strange positions.

The kid is a very good shooter, as good as I've recruited since I've been a coach here. He's gonna miss some shots but you have to go with him.

He played very hard. We're going to need everybody to try to match the energy he's bringing.

I don't think finishing second or fifth is going to make a difference once you get to the conference tournament. In this league, everyone's the same. This was a road game. We didn't play well, but we can go out and win the next one.

Gardner had the type of last home game you'd like to have. It's very deserving based on the type of season he's had.

They were the more aggressive team. They created opportunities for themselves. And we were forced to react to them all night.

I started him in the second half, that's how it works. If you produce, you play.

It's a play that's designed to get him a shot, but I can't take too much credit. I designed plays for 39 minutes in this game that made us look like one of the worst offensive teams in history, so ... he deserves the credit for making a really good play.