I knew I was gonna take the shot. I just wanted to take my time, go to the hoop and draw the foul or make the easy shot.

We got a look at the hoop. We just couldn't knock the shot down.

We practiced all week at Rust College and Jackson State, so we're used to the 94-foot court. This kind of feels like our house. It seems like we play well every time in this environment with our home crowd following us.

We had good coaches who coached us well and made us play as a team even though we weren't really a team.

My first shot was an air ball (missing the hoop), by a lot, then I missed a lay-up. As the first shot went in, and then the second shot, as soon as that went in, I just started to catch fire.

We knew Chris (Carson) was going to take the shot. We wanted to keep him as far away as we could. He hasn't made a 3-pointer all year.