This was a big game and being a freshman, I knew I needed confidence. I had confidence, and I just nailed (the shot). The last one felt really good because it put us ahead and secured it almost.

We were a little frustrated with the officiating but coach told us at halftime just to keep our composure and some calls will go our way.

I've never been to Wells Fargo (Arena) but I heard it's really cool. I guess it's really big so I know it's going to be fun.

There is only one security, and when you've lost that security, you've lost everything you've got. And that is the security of confidence in yourself; to be, to create, to make any position you want to make for yourself. And when you lose that confidence, you've lost the only security you can have. ... Self-confidence is self-determinism. One's belief in one's ability to determine his own course. As long as one has that, he's got the universe in his pocket. And when he hasn't got that, not all the pearls in China nor all the grain and corn in Iowa can give him security, because that's the only security there is.

That gave me a lot of confidence making the last eight and showed I had some kind of game. It exceeded my expectations....The confidence, it showed in today's game. The potential is there and I can improve every week.

It would be nice to get a win to completely lift the confidence, and anything can happen from there.