The Steelmen produced a much improved performance and were unfortunate not to secure all three points after hitting the post through Devante Cole.
Motherwell were poor in defeat to St Johnstone on Saturday but Alexander was delighted with his side's response.The 49 year-old didn't want to focus on the penalty incident, adding: "I just want to focus on our performance as a club and a team. "Tonight was so much more committed than it has been on Saturday.
I was really pleased with the way the players responded.“We have had a lot of criticism and rightly so. We had to stand up and take responsibility for that because it was us who let ourselves down and let everyone down.
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