His challenging of shots and blocking shots made a big difference because in the first half, when there was some obvious cases when they were going to have a lay-in, he came through and made it difficult for them to get the shots in the lane.

I've always felt the first five minutes of the second half were critical. That sets a tone. We came out with fire in our eyes in that second half.

Our quickness bothered (WSU) and we were able to hit shots, which has been an up-and-down thing for us all year. We took advantage of some open court situations that were caused by turnovers and steals. And that's the only way you can play them.

Chris Rodgers had a great game at both ends of the court, because he let shots come to him instead of looking for shots. He was 3 for 3 from three-point range and all of them came as a result of penetration. We are hoping this will be his defining moment, and that he can help us on both ends of the court.

I told them at the end of the half I was embarrassed to see 'Arizona' across their chests. We had guys out there looking scared in the first half.

They are not like they were under Dick, but they are still a half-court-oriented team. They're not a team that goes up and down a lot, but there aren't a lot of teams in the Big Ten that do that.