Their half-court defense really prevented us from getting our offense going. Our steals were effective but so was their rebounding. I was pleased with our defense though, as we contested shots and were all over the basketball with pressure.

That's a sign of a lot of leadership for us. They didn't really get nervous in that situation. I was nervous, but I don't think they were. They handled it quite well.

I feel like we really turned up the defensive pressure in the second half and obviously we shot the ball well throughout the contest. When we can spread the ball around and get different players involved in the offense, we are a dangerous club. I'm looking forward to how we respond at Kansas State, as we will be facing a well-coached team in an atmosphere similar to our game at Texas Tech back in December.

We just wanted to score any way we could. I have to give the defense all the credit tonight.

It would take a lot to get us rattled.

It all starts with defense. With us offense is secondary.