The turnovers were made at ridiculous times. And the number ... Give them credit. They (Iowa) hung in there. It was an ugly game.

This was a big game for Iowa, a big game for Michigan State. They played better than we did.

I did not feel that we were in sync. I think you have to give Illinois some credit for that but I also think you have to give us some blame.

The pressure [on today's top freshmen] is incredible; it's just ridiculous. They're supposed to start, star and lead you to a championship as a freshman. If they don't leave by their second year, it's considered a test of their manhood.

I think Ohio State deserves a lot of credit. The last four minutes of the game, they played extremely well. I didn't think I'd have to go with a four-guard lineup as much as we did.

We battled all the way to the end. You've got to give them credit. They hung in there.