The first half was a very fast-paced game. There were a lot of possessions and we came out of the blocks shooting really well, but it's hard to get out early like that and maintain that kind of energy.

Their athleticism got to us. They took us out of everything we do offensively; we weren't able to get into any kind of a flow right from the tip.

You can't replace minutes. He's getting the time under his belt and he just keeps getting better and better.

I felt we really played 40 minutes defensively. When you do that you?re eventually going to be able to get some transition buckets.

He's the X-factor across the board. He can play with anybody in our rotation, and he can play from the two to the five, and even point guard or center in short minutes.

His loss is very difficult to replace in numerous ways.

I just wanted to make sure they started the clock on time.

Not just from an offensive standpoint, but from a defensive standpoint, we got tremendous contributions from several players.

They just had an awesome shooting effort in the first half tonight. They got off to a great start shooting the ball, especially from 3-point range, which has not been their strength most of this season.

They were really able to get on a spurt and score in bunches. They made a lot of shots, and that stretch just ended up blowing it up pretty quick.