We came out in the second half with no life and our defense broke down.

We didn't have a lot of open looks. Marshall was the more active and aggressive team.

That was critical. We didn't have (Peppers) in there and ... we were able to keep the game right there, keep it close and not lose any ground.

That's 11 possessions positive for them. In a tough grind-it-out game, you can't do that.

We had some good moments in the game, but that's not playing the game for the full 40 minutes like we needed to. You give up 16 turnovers to their (season-low) five, and that's just too much of a difference in a grind-it-out, possession-type game like this.

Memphis is athletic and good, but if you can keep them from running you can hang around. If you let them drive into the heart of the defense, they will be hard to beat.