I'm going to add it to my bank and I'm going to see if I get 17 (minutes) on Sunday. |
I'm just really proud of my kids tonight. We felt if we could get a stop or two down the stretch … we had a chance to win. |
I've been asking for more of a killer instinct. This is the first time in 18 games it's happened to that degree against a quality opponent. |
If we had great energy and great focus and intensity, I'm OK. I didn't think we had that the first half. |
If we have that kind of balance, we'll be pretty good. We've got to have four show up and we got six tonight. ... It's nice when you can have that kind of balance and selflessness. |
If you're going to zone us, I'm going to come at you with a couple of shooters. It's nice to see Jodi get some confidence. |
It completely broke. It popped when she stepped on it and she knew something was not right. It's more frustrating for her, but we should have her back for the Big Ten tournament. |
It just comes down to making sure today these kids are OK and then stepping back tomorrow. That's what we need to do – step back for a day. |
It just means a lot to our team. Obviously, she's an impact player when we have her producing like she did. … She's at the top of her game right now. |
It looked like we had been off for two weeks. Once we got going, we were fine. |
It means so much to be playing at home. We have such an outstanding fan base for women's basketball in West Lafayette and Lafayette, and I hope folks will come out and see eight outstanding teams in Mackey Arena. |
It said a lot about our kids in the second half. If we can carry the second half into the NCAA Tournament, I think we can play with anyone. It's 64 teams and four will end up in Boston and we feel like we have as good a chance as anybody. |
It was a great Big Ten battle. It was physical and I thought our kids didn't back down from the challenge. |
It was a matter of getting some stops. We played with great effort and energy and a sense of urgency down the stretch. |
It will be a slugfest. It will be very physical. Our goal is to sustain our energy and intensity. The two best teams are playing. That's pretty special. |