I decided since it was my birthday I was going to shoot it anyway.

It was very frustrating. I feel like I could have made a difference, but I had to sit out.

Me, personally, I felt like we had to make a statement.

I heard that roar. What? They got beat by Miami, right? Oh man. I told you anybody can get beat by anybody.

I had a good game, but I was trying to lead my team to a victory. Even though we came up short, I had one of my best games on both ends of the floor.

We've got to learn how to finish. It was kind of the same thing that happened at the Carolina game. But I got some confidence and I learned that I can play with the best.

That was just a great block by him. It was definitely a big play.

I looked at it as a statement. They were ranked pretty high and they beat Maryland. I look at it like an NCAA tournament win.

I got some confidence that I can play with the best. I can hang with the best in the country, but I still have some things to learn. I still have to get stronger. But I can go into practice with something to work on.