I hate it that it's come at this time of year, when everything in the conference is up for grabs. It's a wake-up call for us. We have to come out and play ball the next couple of games.

He guards me in practice like that, real real intense. Coach (Gerald Cox) told me they were going to be physical with me like that, but just keep my cool, keep my composure and everything would be all right.

It feels great, it feels great. It was on our mind a little bit, losing two years straight. We were pretty much focused as a team.

It's hard to make a comeback on a good team like that, especially when you're trying to make runs and they're doing the same thing.

My teammates have confidence in me. I spent Christmas break working on my shot, getting the shot off faster. I just got into a rhythm.

Yeah, it was pretty physical. That was their game plan pretty much, get us out of the game.