It's been fun. If I didn't go to Syracuse, Notre Dame's a place I possibly could have gone. It's beautiful.

We can't use it as an excuse. I think if we can go to Villanova and Pitt and play well and win, we'll have a much better picture of who we are.

We've shown glimpses of really good play, 30 to 35 minutes. Now we have to concentrate on playing 40 minutes. If we do that, I think we can beat anybody.

He's got one more state championship that I have.

I've been in tough situations. I've lost games before; we all have. We just have to keep our head high and continue to grind it out and try to improve. If you let the last one hold you down, you're going to lose the next one, too.

They have probably two or three of the best defenders in the league. It was difficult in the first half.

If they play me that hard, I have to make plays for other people. I didn't do that.

Man-to-man gave us a lot of energy, it made us play harder. When we start doing that, good things usually happen.