Regardless of whether I’m in foul trouble, we just didn’t play well as a team. Kentucky outplayed us in every area. They were just the better basketball team today and anytime that happens, it’s not...

That’s part of getting used to this league. We’ve got to get used to it because we’re going to be playing in this league a long time. We’ve got to adjust. We knew coming in...

The knee felt good and once the game started I didn’t have any problems. I’m not in shape. Once I slowed down, I got tired.

They’re the best team in the country and they showed why. They’re so talented and so deep. It seemed like every time we made a little run they’d send in five guys who were fresh...

I had to come out and be aggressive in the second half and not get in foul trouble. It seemed we’d get in the rhythm and then there’d be a stop in play.

We played with the best team in the country for 35 minutes, so I guess that does give us some confidence. We just kind of broke down at the end.

It seems like every time we have a chance to blow people out we miss a couple of easy shots. Our defense was OK but our offense broke down way too early. The second half...

We’re just starting to play like the way we want to play and the way we need to play, just getting up and down, scoring in the 70s and 80s. I think we’re just passing...

They say I’m skilled, … I’m not just raw. I’m skilled in the post and I have an advantage there because my dad played college ball and knows what it takes.

It was a fun game to play. From here on out every game is going to be a war.

We’re going to win now.

It’s frustrating. It doesn’t matter how I played. I wish I hadn’t scored and we had won.

The fans were probably taken aback. But it’s something we’ve all seen before.

Every game right now for us is a must win. We can’t afford to lose any game. Now we’ve got to win some of these road games and all our home games just to try...

I felt like after that we were going to win. We’ve been playing well; we just needed something good to happen for us.

We lost the game. I don’t like losing. I’m not very happy right now.

If we don’t win this game, I don’t want to say it would be over, but it would have been really tough to make it back. Now, if we can just win the rest of...

It was awesome being out there, I was looking for that for a year. I was extremely nervous, but that’s not unusual, I get nervous every game.

Their guards are so unbelievably quick on defense, they slap down a lot and get a lot of steals. Their press makes it hard for you to run your offense.

You can’t ever feel good after a loss. But we know that if we keep the tempo going and stay positive, we can win games. You don’t run into many teams as good as this...

He came out here three or four days after he was hired, … I didn’t know him that well, although Illinois had recruited me a little. He talked about his style and how he was.

Their guards are just so unbelievably quick. On defense they slap down a lot and get steals, and they pressure the ball a lot and make it hard to get into your offense.

It’s like going over the top. But that’s what we like to do.

I think, hopefully, I’ll get to play a lot, … I think I have a pretty good chance to contribute right away. I’ll contribute in any way I can. I mean, I won’t play 35...

I think coach said it perfectly. Our backs are against the wall and now every game will determine whether we play in March. It doesn’t get any easier from here, that’s for sure. No doubt...

I can’t put into words the emotions I’m feeling. The way people have supported me is overwhelming.

It was hard enough making the decision where I wanted to go to school the first time, so to go through it again was really stressful, … I’m just glad it’s over with.

I’m excited. They’re one of the best teams in the country, if not the best team. We were all pretty upset that we lost (at St. John’s on Tuesday) and the fact that we didn’t...

This validates what I was doing over the last 11 years. It’s very flattering, very humbling.

I always set high expectations. I always try to play within my game. My teammates got the ball to me in position to score.