All the credit goes to Tulsa. They played exceptionally well. The shot 55 percent and got better as the night went on and we shot 30 percent and got worse. It's a product of the times we're in (five games in nine days). You have to fight. We were giving it everything we had, but we weren't able to pull enough gas out of the tank.

The Friday/Sunday deal gives us an opportunity to be on the road for more high school games. There have been times when we would drive to Washington D.C., watch a game, and then drive back the same night.

If you were at that spring football game and you didn't get chills, then something's wrong with you.

I'm very proud of this team. Every basket we got we had to fight hard for.

SMU is really good. They're a powerful and intelligent team. If you give them a seam, they're going to take it. We're going to try not to leave any stone unturned.

They've got big post players. They're a smash-mouth MAC (Mid-American Conference) type team. And, they're good at home. They're a lot quicker and have more hop in their step at home. They're also starting to get some kids back from injuries. They're very good team.

They came out on fire, with 24 points at the ten minute mark. We weathered the storm of the first ten minutes.

Sunday games are very difficult games. When you have to travel like Southern Miss had to, it takes a lot out of you.

It's one of those things I can't put my finger on. They started applying pressure and it got pretty sad. We got out to a 17-3 lead and everything was clicking. They changed defenses and we began to quiver.

It's no secret we're having problems at point guard. We're a little bit out of sync. Somebody has to take over at quarterback.