In the second half we came out and changed our lineup. We came out with renewed enthusiasm and passion. But we made mistakes. The whole group was doing well in the second half, but we couldn't generate enough scoring opportunities.

We're still in good shape in the Big East, we just can't keep dropping points. [Saturday] we dropped critical points. Both teams knew it was a six-pointer. It's a major blow to us. Its something we're going to have to fight back from.

I think that the scoring line flattered them a bit, but having said that, we've played about five very good games in a row and this was not one of them. I think it's definitely a step backwards. We've been making progress as a young group and we stopped making progress last night. We did ourselves an injustice.

We were looking for great teachers - teachers with great enthusiasm who have a passion to coach. Then, we needed some wisdom, as well. I think we got all of those things with the combination of the three guys we hired.

He brought a lot of enthusiasm and passion. He works his butt off and competes every day. In the playoffs, you want to have guys like that.

It's my passion I just love grizzly bears. They're so interesting and fascinating. My enthusiasm hasn't waned for one second.