I think we're a very worthy team. If that's (Ohio State) the number one team in our conference ... You saw a pretty good game out there. We're a team that's improved since the year's gone on. I hope our kids get the chance to play in the NIT.

I knew it was between us and Ohio State once I saw Tennessee was in, but it just didn't go our way.

That's the best Sunshine State Conference team I've seen since I've been here. They're real dangerous. They're one of the best rebounding teams around.

Last year's team had some of this. This year's team hasn't had this yet. They anticipated it at Ohio State, but this was a great learning experience for us and one that will help us the rest of the way.

We're not ready at all. We're just not. I told those guys that defensively we're not ready. Offensively, I think we'll be able to score some points. Defensively, we're not ready for Big Ten basketball yet. In fairness, we haven't mixed things up and we've just played man-to-man defense.

I think Brookings is a good team. I think they're one of the top three teams in the conference.