He played so well that (the Panthers) kept him on the team.

It was a team effort. We played well, hit the ball well, and everybody hustled.

We played what I think is a really solid, physical team in Lowell. They're bigger and stronger than we are. They're older and a bit more experienced. We took a lot of hits, but we got up and played.

I kept telling my team since we played Gateway in the opening game that Mike Ricci is going to have his kids ready to play basketball. For some reason it didn't get through to our guys. We can't expect to fight back every game like this.

They are very deserving national champions. I think (Wisconsin) is the best team we have played this year over 60 minutes.

Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played.