My confidence is high right now, I just keep trying to build from game to game. It was tough for a couple days (after that loss), but coach did a good job of getting it behind us. It took a lot out of us.

You never want to lose to your rival. It hurts. But more importantly, it hurts in the Big Ten race. We're going to have to win out to have a chance.

It's gonna be a great challenge, Dee Brown's one of the best point guards in the country. They're a great defensive team, and we're really gonna have to prepare.

It ain't over by any stretch. Crazier things have happened.

We settled for a lot of jump shots and didn't get to the free-throw line. We didn't get the ball inside enough.

We know they'll try to get after us like that. This is going to be a test of our composure.

It would have been really easy for us to get frustrated. We kept fighting through it. We knew we could pull it out because we've done it before.

Anybody can say this is just another Big Ten game. But in reality, it's not.

I kind of laughed at that a little bit, but it was true. When I'm playing aggressive and looking for my shot and scoring, it keeps the defense honest and gives our team an extra boost. Relying on just three guys to score 20, 25 a night, it's tough.