We came in the game with a big emphasis on defense. We knew we could come in and play with these guys if we came in and focused on defense. We're pretty proud of the effort.

We just need to execute better, play defense and get the shots to fall and we'll be alright.

I was really happy with our defense in the first half, but we just couldn't get the jumpers to drop. We were 0-for-8 from the free throw line. Little things like that. I don't think we played that badly. A couple of breaks and it could have been a tied game. That's a credit to them. They had those runs. They got some fast breaks. That was not part of the game plan.

Their defense was great. They gave us one shot and we were done. We were not patient enough.

We always joke around when he comes back from school about how I'm doing and if I'm catching up. That always keeps me going.

It was a fun one. It was great to win.