I'm not expecting anything less than what Nevada will give you every night. I'm sure it's a tough atmosphere that's very loud.

Our main leader (last year) was Jason (Ellis), who is probably one of the better players to ever play at Boise State, but he was one of the quieter ones, too. That was tough on our team.

We understood that coach was nervous and he had a right to be. We tried to execute in practice and on the floor and get this win.

It's going to be fun. The crowd is going to be on our back and it's going to be loud. Some of us have gone through the same situations, and it will be interesting to see how the other guys respond. It will be fun to play against that many people.

He was very encouraging. He's kind of a Superman, but he said he came back with more energy.

It was surprising because I felt we were ready. We were pretty excited for this game.

It's great to have that kind of family support.

I sort of took a page out of his book. I don't think it would have affected (the team) too much, but I didn't want outside stories wandering around. I wanted the focus to be on our team and not some outside situation.

We got it figured out in the end. It shows what we can do if we come together.