We've been talking the last couple of days about attacking, and we've been running a lot of execution (drills) in practice. Tonight, we had a good balance of attacking and taking the right shot.

There were patterns we didn't run correctly and our execution was uncharacteristic in the first half, ... Our running game wasn't executing well. It was an all-around deal where we didn't execute well.

We didn't have a lot of plays, and it was 90 percent running. Execution was more important to him. We'd have only two formations and see if anybody could stop it.

It was the hardest part of our schedule. Granted, there are no excuses for the way we played, but they were all top teams in our conference.

It's four years and it's a special group, special place and four years I'll never forget. I don't even know how to put it in words. (Marquette basketball) has taught me so much, mostly off the floor stuff that is, that I'm going to continue on my whole life with.

It's happened so many times to us, I don't want to say we're used to (being down), but we don't quit. We're fighters. It's just the attitude we have. We're not going to back down.