It's been a real challenge this year trying to find what buttons to push at the right time. I think we're ready. This is a winner-take-all situation, so if you have an off night, your season is over.

They've really improved, and they are missing a few key players. They will be a big threat come playoff time.

I think the biggest challenge is trying to get the right player at the right price. I don't think it's a leverage issue. I think it's just trying to get the right player in the right deal and not pulling the trigger until we get that.

It's not the first time we've done a program that we knew would be a challenge.

He's a sponge right now. He's just trying to take everything in, and that's unbelievable for a young guy that's had all the accolades he's had up to this point. It'd be pretty easy for him to go the other way, but he's not. He's such a great kid.

Tonight was the story of our season. We dug ourselves a hole, then we tried to get out of it. They ran out of gas, we ran out of time. You can't control the events of competition. We were better than they were, and yet we lost. It's very unfortunate. I felt badly for our seniors.