You've just got to gut it out. It's going to be a tough year.

Marquette-Louisville has always been that way. We have played each other tough and battled. We had to beat them twice.

They are tough, they get after you. They have quick hands and are hard-nosed. They drive so much and draw fouls. I am impressed with them. They have the toughness to compete in the Big East. They are tough guys.

I think they'll come back because they should. One more year and they'll be ready for the next level.

He's not 100 percent. First it's the ankle, now it's leg cramps. He's been a little unlucky this year.

It's been tough for Fred this year because of the thumb; he's been in and out of it. He played great in the first two games, and I wanted to give him the opportunity to start and play a real significant stretch of minutes. We struggled to get him the ball (Saturday). I have to do a better job of putting him in a position where he can attack the basket and make plays. He wasn't able to do that, that's his game.