It's early in the season. We aren't thinking that we are a good team yet, but rather a solid one. It is more important right now that we set the tone that we will be tough to beat at home.
They beat us soundly in the regular season up there. They got up early and we never made a run. They have good guards and a 6-foot-9 post player.
I thought the game was hard-fought and they just came out on top. They did a good job defensively and we helped them out by missing some shots.
I could feel they were on top of their game. The only way we could ever get going was to get on top of our game. When you play a team as good as South Alabama, you can't start off as poorly as we did.