We've just been focusing on defense and rebounding. You know how Coach Pearl is, he's a perfectionist and he wants us, regardless of the score, to keep competing and keep beating teams on the boards.

Last year, we weren't getting this many people to our games. We're excited that the fans are happy, so we're just happy to give them something to see.

I wanted to get hit and just get that out of the way, and after that, I was calm and relaxed and just trying to make plays and have fun.

We had the lead, and we just didn't make plays down the stretch. We wanted to continue this ride, continue this great season that we had. We were right there. They executed more than we did down the stretch.

It feels good to get this one behind us.

He brought his intensity and he brought that he's a perfectionist. Everything has got to be perfect. Whether we're walking through plays or whatever, if he sees something is wrong, he wants it corrected. Any little thing. That's good.