I think we took a good step. Illinois played the same team (winning 61-42). And in the back of our minds, we were measuring ourselves against them. One of the reasons I came back as a senior was to win a Big Ten championship.

That means I've got to go in there and win. Flat out. Not being cocky or anything, we've got to go in there and take care of business.

That was a huge portion of it. It was hard to get into a rhythm. But they took the fight to us early. Our offense was very stagnant today.

We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back and get us. ... Giving somebody an open 3-pointer. Not being in the right place on a play.

It happened so fast. We were up there at first and now we're at the bottom. It's rough.

It's tough because it happened so fast. At one point we were up there, and now we're at the bottom. It's tough to swallow right now. ... Things aren't always gonna go your way. That's the only way I can really look at it. Some things we can control and some we can't.