A lot of her points were later in the game, so I have to take some consolation in that. |
I felt like there was a lot of pressure on Purdue. They came off a huge game against Michigan State and there was bound to be a letdown. We just talked to our kids about playing hard for 40 minutes and see what happens. |
I have absolutely no right to give Rene Portland any advice. She's a legend. I'm in no place to give anybody advice. |
I think this is a great indicator that without her, we're going to have to step up and people are going to have to take responsibility. |
I'm thrilled with the way we played today. We have talked about finding another level of play. We needed to take our game to that level and we did that today. |
It can't be about wins and losses. We've talked about it's not where you start, it's where you finish. |
It puts us in a tough position when you lose by eight and 28 of their points are from the line. I thought we were aggressive and I thought we did some good things, but we can't put people to the free throw line 38 times in the game. |
It puts you in a tough position when you lose by eight and 28 of those points come from the line. |
It's always tough to play on anyone's senior day. We had high hopes coming into this game in being able to prepare us for the Big Ten tournament. |
It's no secret we've struggled this year in the conference. I felt like there was a lot of pressure on Purdue. They came off a huge game against Michigan State; there was bound to be a letdown. |
Obviously Ohio State is one of the best teams in the land. We made them think about what they had to do - at least for about 25-30 minutes. |
She?s gotten better even on her inside game. She?s able to go left and right now. My guess is after they make their push and she?s sitting around in May, she?s probably the first person in the gym again looking to get better for next year. |
She's a phenomenal player. She does all of the little things right. Just when you think she's not going to get involved in a play, she makes the big play for you. |
That's what makes them (Ohio State) so potent. They've got 10 players who can play, and Wilburn turned it on tonight. |
That's why they are Purdue and we're not. They were able to sustain that run and make a great run when it counted. |