He does more in the game of basketball than make baskets, but certainly we don't win without him making baskets. You can get other guys to rebound. You can get other guys to steal the ball. You can't get other guys to make the shots he's making.

It's the greatest sound in college basketball. The crowd makes this noise, like ' oh no ' when a guy who's hot gets the ball and has an open look. Even before he shoots, before he makes it, the crowd reacts. It's so cool, and it's a testament to how smart these fans are. And it's fun for the shooters, too.

Arkansas is one of the most talented teams in the country and playing really good basketball right now. It's hard to imagine (Arkansas and Alabama) having to fight their ways in as well as they're playing.

They were very attentive, no sad faces. It's a tough time, but if you look through college basketball ... everybody's coming back. When you recruit kids, you tell them, 'You're lucky to get two days at Christmas.' We actually had three full days.

Sparks makes that team better because he's so versatile. He's a threat from three, he takes big shots and he does a great job of getting his teammates involved.

We've come from behind three times from 9 points or more, so we know we can come from behind. We're not going to physically overwhelm people, we're just not. We've got to wear them down.