I'm just calming down and playing. My teammates are trusting me. I'm not so worried that I'm going to make a mistake and they're going to be mad.

We just told each other we had to get a win by any means necessary.

I just needed a game to get my confidence back. We can't give up on each other.

It's us and the coaches and everyone against us, that's what we need to get that toughness in it.

Growing up, Cincinnati was tough, bad, in your face. We're getting it back. Back to the old days.

In college basketball, you can only go as far as your guard play takes you. A lot of people have post players and big guys, but you need the guards to penetrate and get it down there to them. I just think guards control the tempo of the game. That's what I'm trying to do.