Two tough teams went at it and they just came out on top. They're not the No. 1 team in the country for nothing.

We don't see them as a Cinderella team. We just view them as one of the top 32 teams in the country.

They were a physical, tough team. Those were two teams getting after it and playing aggressive. We didn't outbound them and they got more free throws. Obviously, our big guys having foul trouble had something to do with it.

They're one of the top two or three teams. We knew they were kind of tough, and we didn't think we could keep up with them in the dual.

That is the thing, there is no exhale. Each week, it seems like there is a top-25 team that we are teeing it up against. That is part of the wonderful thing about being in this league.

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