I've told these guys, we're a good team. We don't have great players like we did last year.

When we went to Wisconsin last year they had that streak and it's one of the things our guys talked about. They really wanted to end that.

I told our players that someone needed to step up and make up the difference defensively, and our team pulled together and took up the slack.

We ran some plays, and we shouldn't have to run plays. I told them, 'You should be embarrassed. You should just be able to push it or run motion.' If we're running plays to survive at home, they should be disappointed, not me.

One thing I told our guys is that we are dangerous because we have a lot of players who can shoot the ball. We've been executing well and it showed tonight.

These guys are good players. They're experienced guys. We know them from last year. They bring a different dimension. They're very active, athletic and quick. They are probably the best all-around big guys we've played so far.