You can't make those mistakes in the end of the game, let alone that deep in your own [territory]. We've just got to focus in. We could have had some drives going, pushing the ball. It just kept pushing us back and taking time off the clock.

It's heartbreaking. That [really] slowed down the drive and the momentum.

My career's been filled with ups and downs. As a freshman, I played a lot. Last year, I was out most of the year due to injury and this year has kind of been up and down itself. In some games, out some games. It's been a big roller coaster. I've just tried to deal with it the best I can.

He can trust me. He can keep giving me the ball toward the end of games, knowing I'm going to keep going strong and getting it done and making big plays.

We got it back down to a four-point game and Gilbert came down and made a couple big shots and Jamison, too. We started off slow and dug ourselves a hole, and when we got back, they put the pressure back on and went back up by 10 points. ... In the third we were making shots and they were making shots. It came down to who was going to stop the other first.

Steve did an awesome job off the bench. He didn't complain about it. When you've got a superstar like that who comes out and plays hard after being suspended, that says a lot for his character.