In the second half we hung in there and had our chances to make a run. It was a seven-point game there and we missed a couple of wide-open 3s that could have pulled them in. All the turnovers we had turned out to be points for them.

I'm not as offended as the people in my administration should be offended. I think we've got something good going. I think this can help us. The administration and I can come together and prove the comments he's saying are not true. I would hope our president and vice-president and athletic director would be offended by it.

It's been tremendous. We're making progress. We're way ahead of our game plan. Although I'm not satisfied with the season, I am satisfied with the way things are progressing.

It shows how tough this league is. This league is tougher than they give us credit for on the national scope.

They don't have a say. If they don't want to get up, get out of here. We'll get somebody who will get up.

Psychologically for us, we're the underdog every game. So Xavier (today) will be like playing on the road. We're used to that.

I've been a part of one of those runs before. That's what the postseason is all about. It gives you another opportunity other than the regular season.

The only time I thought we didn't have a chance was when No. 42 was sitting on the bench beside me. That's not a good sign.

We knew (McCrae) is going to make his shots. When he starts making them, they are going to come.

We're young and we're still learning, but we're starting to show our maturity and patience and play a lot smarter.