We learned our lesson last time. We went out flat and thought we wouldn't have to wrestle hard. It was a pretty upsetting loss for us. This year we'll keep that in the back of our memory and go out there and get the win.

It has taken a lot of time, so it makes sense that people thought it's not going to happen, and let's use the money for another worthwhile need. Do I agree with their decision? Of course not. The decision the Senate made certainly does not help us.

We thought he'd go on and win it when he got in front in the stretch. He'd never gone that far before, or carried more weight, but those are just excuses, and I don't want to make excuses. We thought he'd win.

We all knew he was (staying). Obviously I know that he was offered that deal, but he thought about all the things he was leaving behind.

That was crucial and I thought we really got caught in the emotion of that. We had just hit a three and had it down to a five-point game. Our defender left his feet and I don't know if he fouled him or not. That was a turning point in the game since we hardly scored after that.

This energy is going to carry us all the way, ... Whoever would have thought we'd be met by this kind of crowd in the middle of the night?