I play against him in practice every day and I know what he's capable of. He's big and strong and he can rebound. I keep telling him that if he plays the way he does against me, he'll be fine. He'll get there.

We don't see that pressure Illinois puts on you every day in practice. It is tough when your weakness is something you can't simulate in practice.

Vince Young played like the Vince we see play every day in practice.

That's who I battle every day for a starting spot. Whoever comes to play in practice, that's who's starting.

I just told them if they played Michigan Tech volleyball and played the way they play every day in practice, that they'd take this to five. If we play Michigan Tech volleyball, there's not a lot of teams that can compete with us ... it's just learning that lesson.

We have a play for the last three seconds that we practice every day. The cut was there. I was open and Ashley made the pass. We usually do it for a three-point shot.