When you haven’t won a lot of close games, you have to find a way to win. We battled through, got it done and that was important for us.

We talked (before the game) about playing with some energy and enthusiasm. I really thought our kids did. You could feel some vibes of having fun out there.

We played hard on defense and got some bounces and loose balls. We did a great job of getting the ball inside. Our post guys gave a great performance in the paint.

Canadian schools play an earlier schedule. They’ll have five or six or maybe seven games in before they play us. You have to take games when you can.

You want to be playing with some confidence going into conference. I think we ended up getting some momentum the last two nights.

He’s great in the post area. When you get the ball to him in there he can score on a guy. He’s also very strong.

We’re just finding ways to win. You have to win those type of games in this league – and the kids are gaining confidence.

The exciting thing is he is going to continue to get better. He’s not satisfied.

Whether it’s free throws or 3-pointers, he’s in there every day getting 45 minutes to an hour of extra shots.

I think our defensive effort, especially in the second half, gave us the opportunity to win. Then we made a couple of plays down the stretch.

He’s going to draw a little more attention now, but that’s going to open some other people. The good thing about him is that he’ll make sure the other people are able to get the...

I just felt like we kept coming and got better as the game went on. That’s the way you want your team to play.

It was a scrappy game. I was really pleased with the last five minutes. I thought our execution was a little bit better, we got some key rebounds and we stepped up and hit our...

He’s not a selfish person. He tried to get everybody else the ball. But if there’s times when we need him to score, he can step up and do that.

I’m really excited about the makeup of the new players that we’ve brought in. I think we’ve got ourselves some good size and some nice guards.

I think we’re going to have a lot of different people contribute.

He’s been a terrific player for us. He’s always around the ball, and you have to be playing with some fire to get 18 rebounds.