I think the extra two days we had to prepare were huge for us. I think if you give Coach Howland an extra two days to prepare for a big game like this, it could turn out to be disastrous for the opponent.

I wasn't too familiar with all that, I just knew they beat us two straight. I just wanted the win.

When we were down nine, it became a kind of desperation time for us. But three minutes is a long time.

They knew how to handle every double-team, they passed out of it great and then they made open shots. They didn't turn the ball over. Everything our defense is designed to do, they were able to go against that.

We have different personnel than the '95 team. We have tough, tough guys who are willing to do whatever it takes to win.

We'll be very good next year. This team knows what it takes to get to this point. We should be right back here, hopefully.