That’s why I have a lot of confidence still. It’s not like we’re just playing totally bad. We have to be able to close out games when it’s getting tough, when it’s getting down to...

I could breathe. I didn’t need windshield wipers this game. It feels good. I feel back to normal. I didn’t have any pain.

Those are crucial minutes. We wanted to get a good start because we didn’t want this game to resemble the Milwaukee game.

You never know what’s going to happen in the Big Ten. We have to close out as strong as we can. There’s still a possibility for us to get a Big Ten championship, depending on...

They are accepting it. We know what we have and we just have to work from there.

I want all our guys to realize that if we get a chance to play in the NCAA tournament, that’s our last chance. If we lose then, there’s no more looking back and saying, ‘OK,...

This is our last opportunity. We have to realize that. Everybody has to look in the mirror and realize we have to put it together. We don’t get a second chance. We have to do...

Defensively, his confidence is really growing. Everything coach tells him he gets done.

Stay poised. We knew they were going to get up. We just figured if we stick together, keep running our offense and don’t get rattled, we could still come out with a win.

That’s how you win games – if you’re attacking, aggressive. That was a big concentration coming into the game.