Austin Meier has to be one of the smartest, toughest fourth-quarter players in the state. He just makes play after play down the stretch. His decision-making and timeliness on big plays on both ends have been lifesaving for us.

It adds to the rivalry but it also brings it back to reality and softens some of the edges to it. Certainly this is an intense rivalry and when you have family involved it brings it back to a sportsmanlike level.

This is something you wouldn't trade for anything. It's an unbelievable way to win a basketball game. Things like this may happen all the time on different levels, but there are so many games that you could go a lifetime and never have it happen to you.

He did a nice job of taking his time. He took two dribbles and just let it fly.

That was a priority. He came out and got that early 3 on us, caught us flat-footed, and he didn't have another 3 the rest of the way. He had a great first half. He really put on a show.

They get over it after a while. They are probably so sick of hearing our voices, I'm sure they'd enjoy some down time.

Boy, defensively we were just dynamite. That says a lot about our intensity and our will to win. We have just such a determined group of guys.

I'm very proud of this team and program for winning another conference championship.

That was his first game ever wearing contacts. He was 4-for-13 from inside the paint and 1-from-1 from outside we think that maybe they over-prescribed him. He must have 20-0 vision.