IPFW coach Dane Fife is tired of his team's season full of almosts.

The Mastodons (10-5, 5-1 Summit League) almost beat ranked Xavier and Cincinnati in November. On Saturday, IPFW held a 16-point lead over IUPUI before losing.

“We've got to do a better job,” IPFW coach Dane Fife said. “We've got to get tougher. We've talked about that forever.