All those Illinois fans probably think they wasted the scholarship on me.

I always give credit where credit is due. He did a good job. He was hot tonight. He stepped up and did what he needed to do. They just fell a little short.

I think we proved that we can play with tough teams. I don't feel like we were lucky. I feel like we won the game.

[Oden] still got his points. But I felt I did pretty good on him. He's just a great player.

My visit was good, and I just wanted to get the recruiting over with.

I wasn't trying to force anything and it is hard for a big man to get a lot of touches in an all-star game like this.