If score had actually been kept, the Ventura College men's basketball team might have lost to Westmont College Tuesday night over five 10-minute periods by 15 points.

But, for the first and perhaps last time this season, winning wasn't the goal at the VC Athletic Event Center.

"They let us know what we need to improve," said head coach Ned Mircetic, "like shot selection and communication on defense.

"If we're a little more patient of offense, we spread the floor a little bit better and if we trust our system through the entire shot clock, we can be a pretty good team.

"It'll be really on us to coach them, to teach them those things and for the players to buy in and execute it."