We've played in some tough places, we've been through a gambit of situations, ... I think for the most part we've learned something from all the punches we took early in the year.

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.

It's been a tough start and I think we regressed the last couple of weeks, ... But we also played two great teams the last two weeks and that may have had something to do with it. Flowery Branch is playing perhaps the best of anyone right now so it doesn't get any easier. But we always go into every game thinking we can win and we will against Flowery Branch.

He played like a warrior. ... Making those free throws and all, he played his tail off. And there's just a comfort level with the guys and ... ah, it was big.

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

I'm more disappointed how we played in the first half. It kind of set the tone for the game. In the second half, we probably outplayed them in every facet of the game. ... We just didn't execute in the last three minutes.