We're always thrilled when we get ex-big leaguers to play for us. Now, we're getting a former major league announcer to work for us.

Coach talked to us at halftime about when you think about it, one play in a big game, one mental mistake, can cost us. So many of us are so hungry for playing time, we know that coach can easily replace us if we make that mental mistake. I just took it as another learning experience in college basketball. And in the second half, I calmed down. I'm learning to take what they give me.

They got us to play the kind of game they wanted us to, and anytime a team can do that, they're going to have an advantage.

We didn't play our game ... and that took us out of our rhythm. We're a rhythm and finesse team, and we were taken out of (our rhythm) -- and that's the way that goes.

It's about us-we've got to play well (for) ourselves. If we play at our highest level and (Stanford) plays well, we'll take our chances.

We just didn't come ready to play. They came out and got us early, and they were very tenacious on the boards.