We wanted to get started early. It's too late in the tournament to start behind.

Better to start early than finish late.

We peaked early and now we've hit a slump. I'm hoping to use this tournament to work through some things and try and find a little chemistry again. I've seen tournaments in the past that brought a re-emergence to teams and they go on and do great things.

It's a trend that started back in the late '90s that started with Penn State. Penn State started offering early, and kids started committing.

We had to get up and pressure and just cause havoc. I really never was worried that we would fight back. That's what this team is -- a group of small fighters. We just keep coming at you.

He's two-for-two now. I think his leadership and being able to get off to an early start like that has helped the other players to feed a little bit off of his momentum. He's very consistent and has improved even more this year.