We played them hard and played them well. We just ran out of gas.

They play together as a team. It's very tough to play against them. You can't gamble [because they all shoot 3-pointers] and you can't give them any daylight.

I'm not gonna lie. I have no motivation right now. I just want to fast-forward to next year. The games left on our schedule, I know we have to play them, but it's like, Why? Why are we even coming to the gym?

Everybody was really fired up. (His guarantee) was a big reason why. ... A lot of people forgot how it feels to win. We didn't get used to losing, but we hadn't won in a long time and it felt good.