We weren't looking past this game, but we were also looking forward to playing Rutgers. It's not like we're looking past West Virginia, either. Clearly, they are good enough. ... But I feel we're a lot more experienced and that will carry over.

I was always in CD?s office. CD?s like my mom away from home. No matter how much she makes you mad or no matter how much we make her mad the next day, or the next five minutes even, she?s talking to you and joking around with you. I think that?s really important because then you know it?s not all about basketball.

This game was actually the best game that we've gotten down and then we've come back up and closed it out. We haven't done that all season and it feels really good to do it. We were really patient the last three or four minutes of the game and everyone came together.

It?s bothering me a little bit, especially because no one has any answers. It?s bad when I don?t even know, but if you can?t ask anyone else just because there?s no knowledge about it, it is kind of frustrating.

We're getting better and it's been a gradual (process) and it's been obvious to us. It's one thing if coach says we're getting better and we're getting better and no one notices it. But as a group, we realize we are getting better at this, this and this. People are stepping up. It's not always consistent. Some people will falter, but as a group, in general in practices and in games, everyone is slowly coming together.

One day it will be great, and other days it will be weak. I just have to monitor myself, which is hard because you want to be there for your team, but at the same time you have to think long-term.