They were talking trash. One guy told me to punch my hand into glass . . . I told him something after my dunk. |
This is the hardest we've played in a while, with being cohesive at the same time. It's better now to start peaking than reaching that peak at the beginning of the season. |
This is the hardest we've probably played in a while. |
We came into the second half fired up, but when you can't take that first wave it kind of gets to you. |
We prayed for them in the locker room. |
We shot some bad shots. We let the crowd get into it, and they got into our heads a bit. We just shut down. For us to do that, that's not acceptable. |
We thought we could be anywhere from a No. 2 seed to a No. 4. It's not a diss. It's the way things have gone. But we have fire in our bellies for all we did let slip away in the regular season and in the Big Ten Tournament. |
We were shut down. For this team to do that, it's just not acceptable. |
We're the backup singers. We make everything roll. |
We've bounced back pretty strong. And now, I guess if we don't bounce back we can bounce on home. It's one-and-done from now on. |
When they're on the bench, obviously it hurts us. But at the same time, for the young guys to step up and keep their composure, it's huge. |
You're killing me up here, man. I'm just going to have to turn my motor down a little bit, I guess. |