We take a lot of pride in our defense. It definitely wins games in the long run.
Any loss is tough. There's a lot on the line for us and this is definitely a hard one to swallow, being at home. We just have to find a way to bounce back. We can't lose hope, that's for sure.
When I fouled out (Tuesday), I told the guys to remember what happened in Austin. We can use that as momentum when we play OU, too. It was the Big 12 opener and they beat us at home. We remember that kind of stuff.
When it's been a part of your life for five years, it's hard to let go. It's been great . . . I'll always be a Cyclone.
It just shows we take a lot of pride in our defense. That's something we've been working at all year; if our offense isn't there, we've got to find some other way to win a game, and right now it's with our defense.
We did come back, but we dug ourselves too big a hole. We've been struggling on defense and tried something tonight. We have to adapt. Personally, I didn't get on the shooters when I needed to. I feel like I let my teammates down defensively.
This is definitely a hard one to swallow, being at home. We've got to find a way to bounce back; we can't lose hope. We can't get knocked down and stay down.
Those first four minutes for us is big. When you dig that big of a hole, you work your whole way to get back, and you're gassed by that time.
We need to be more motivated than ever. We want to finish our season strong going into the Big 12 tournament and the postseason tournament. We can't let that one game crush the rest of our hopes.
We're playing for something more right now, and that's postseason play.