My dog can bark like a congressman, fetch like an aide, beg like a press secretary and play dead like a receptionist when the phone rings.

When he became coach, the national media was here for his first press conference, and it has continued in the time he's been here. There has been more national exposure and contact with national media than we've ever had in Texas Tech athletics.

We just couldn't handle their press and we shot terrible. I thought our shooting and the inability to handle the press were the keys to the game. The first three minutes of the third quarter made a huge difference, too.

This agreement was the result of a full court press and that doesn't mean it's going to work.

I'm impressed with how well they're playing. They're quick, they shoot the ball well and they press. They play full-court for 32 minutes. If things are falling for them they're especially tough.

These guys play real hard. We like to press and break and though we didn't do a lot of it today, we hustled enough to get the win.