Justin and I were in the locker room today reminiscing about being freshmen. We didn't want our careers to end. We just had to step it up.

If they were starting their careers today, Rockwell and Picasso would probably both be painting on black velvet.

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Me and Justin were in the locker room talking and we were just reminiscing about it seems like just yesterday that we got here, and how we don?t want it to be over.

It was a good effort by everybody, the bench players stepped up.

It was a good effort by everyone. We wanted to get on top early and then make sure they had no chance to come back.