I can't speak in general, but I know I would rather play Miami and Kent State and Akron at home instead of on the road. Obviously, on paper, the East is pretty good. They have a lot of veterans.

I felt the crowd was great. The crowd got into it, they tried to lead us.

I don?t know if there has been a more tough-minded team in the league for a long time.

I really liked our defensive energy and effort. We competed with a sense of urgency.

I'm happy to get this type of kid this late in the recruiting process. We tried to get him early and things didn't work out, but we're glad things worked out in the end. It's a real shot in the arm for our program.

I liked the way he was shooting mostly uncontested 3s. Rarely did he have a hand in his face. It helps when we can penetrate well, get the ball in the post and then get a good inside-outside passing game going.

I knew Northern Illinois was going to make a run. We withstood it and lived to play another day.

That's a tough group. I don't know if there's been more of a tough-minded team in the league.

Sometimes he can only go for short periods. We've tried to juggle minutes as well as we can. Now, Anton seems to be as close to 100 per cent as he's been all season.

The teams that have a winning record have one thing in common: they've all won those close games.