I've got to make a lot of strides. We've got a good team. I knew when I got drafted that we were going to have good players. When coach needs me, I'm sure he'll call on me.

It's great to have our league being talked about. Every team in the league is making some strides. I still think eight teams can win the Big Ten championship and in the long run that's going to help our recruiting, our exposure and the respect for our league.

I said when I was drafted (in 2003) that I would try to light this city up like Vegas. I said that from Day 1.

I was only 25 when I drafted him, ... It's hard to believe.

We just lost our intensity in the fourth quarter. It was our fault, no excuses. We can't let the little things bother us, and that's what happened tonight. We did a good job of keeping them in front of us the first half, but we just didn't play good enough defense in the fourth quarter.

They had confidence in me shooting the ball. They kept giving me the ball, and I heard them telling me, 'Just shoot it.' I just tried to knock them down.