It was a tough loss. We didn't play real well in the second half. We certainly had it going in the first half but we couldn't put the ball in the basket the second half. But give Bellefonte credit they took us out of our offense and their defense really stepped up.

We managed to get everyone involved in the game. We got a lot of players scoring. Early on we managed to hit some foul shots and enabled us to stay ahead. I think our pressure defense early on set the tempo and forced some turnovers.

Any loss you lose on the last play is a tough loss, it being your rival doesn't make it any easier.

I was disappointed in the loss last week. I felt like I didn't play as hard as I could have, and that I didn't do enough dirty work. I knew tonight if I got on the floor and did the dirty work that I would give us a chance to win.

They showed why they have only one loss in the conference. They don't turn the ball over and they play smart.

You have to take a huge loss financially to do a play. You have to put aside the commercials and the speeches and the other things that put money on the table, and really save up to do it. And that's what I've done here. But it's worth it to me to be in a really good play.