A loss to anybody would really set us off track of winning the Big East and being the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament.

We seniors took it upon ourselves to lock him up and not let him get started.

We had to regroup as a team. We knew that we played a lousy half in our eyes and we had to do something about that quick.

On good teams, seniors need to lead. Maybe lead us all the way to the NCAA Final Four. We've been there before. We know how hard it is. We know how long that road is.

They know we?re a dominant team in the Big East. They knew a win against Connecticut would do a lot for them.

They can keep their heads up because they took the No. 1 team in the country down to the wire.

Rashad and I saw early on what McGrath was capable of. So we took it upon ourselves to lock him up. Getting around all the screens they set for him was the hard part.

It works in our favor.

We are a very talented team, and depth is taken into consideration with Coach on the way we play.