We’re going to have our hands full on the perimeter, but we’re going to try to attack them, too.

We’re walking into the same situation we had against Indiana. We have a lot to prove. Hopefully, we can carry this intensity over into the next game.

I thought we came out and we handled them and the score shows it.

That was probably the biggest game in non-conference we had. Once we got that win, it got us going confidence wise.

Basketball is a game of runs. It’s just all a matter of how you handle it.

I’m just excited to have the opportunity to be in the tournament and play our opening game on our home floor.

Whenever we had possession in the second half, we tried to cut into their lead. We did a good job of coming back; that put us into a position to win the game.

She thrives under pressure. What you’ve seen this year is what she showed us at Tennessee. The more pressure, the better she’s going to play. She’s hit so many clutch shots for us this year.

They came out strong and very aggressive in the first half. We weren’t strong with the basketball. Give them credit but we have to do a better job of being strong with the ball.

It’s only human to look ahead and think if this happens or if this happens. Realistically, you have to take it one game at a time because if you don’t win, you don’t go on.

We kind of got fired up when Coach Curry got a tech. We gathered ourselves and said, let’s go, let’s make this a ball game. We did that. It’s a shame. If we’d played like...

In the second half, we were very, very aggressive. We had the lead (in the first half), but we weren’t playing our best basketball. It’s so hard to put into words. We just dominated in...

Whenever we had an open look for a 3-pointer, we knocked it down. Whenever we had a possession in the second half, we tried to cut into their lead. We did a good job coming...

When she was talking to us, it made you want to get out there and start working right away. We’re definitely ready to get back to work for her.

Personally, it does (feel great) deep down inside all of us. It makes this game feel pretty good.

We went on a run and they made a little run of their own. Give them credit, they kept fighting.

I don’t think Erin played bad. It’s the things that people didn’t notice. The box outs and her defensive presence. Her presence on the floor opens up other things for other people because she can...

You come to Purdue to win a (championship) banner. We were successful this year and we put ourselves in position to win a couple of banners. Unfortunately, Ohio State got the best of us.

With all of the distractions, I think if anything, it has brought us closer together and we understand [that] once we cross the line and get on the court, it is basketball. All the off-court...

It’s a great honor. It’s just a testimony of how our team finished this year.

The bottom line, I think I needed to start being more aggressive earlier; I waited too long.

Once (Michigan State) cut the lead, we took over from there.

We came out and handled them.

We came out and we just dominated. To come out in the second half, makes me so proud of this team.

Aya was everywhere tonight. She had a great performance all around.

They got a run of their own. They didn’t back down. They kept fighting.

It was huge for us. Our post players, any one has the ability to score down there.

She told us that first and foremost she was going to be here for us as people. If we need to talk about anything, her door was always open.

I was just trying to add a little humor to the situation. That’s just me being me.

We still have a chance to hang a banner. The Big Ten regular season is over with and it really sucks that we can’t do anything about it. From here on out, everyone is zero...

We’re excited about her. Everything we hear about her is nothing but great stuff.

She was kind of upset by the end of the half. I think it was just kind of overall how we’ve been playing. But we knew we could turn it around.

We came out and handled ’em. The score shows it.

Give Indiana credit. They played a heck of a ballgame. We just had to start playing to win instead of playing not to lose. The last five minutes showed a lot about the character of...

We started executing offensively and got stops defensively. Basketball is a game of runs. We had to sustain ours a little longer, and we did.

No matter what they do, they’re huge for us. In so many games they’ve been so big for us, and it’s something we’re going to need down the stretch.

This is going to hurt for a while. They played hard and they got stops when they needed to. You have to like their chances of going all the way.

I always thought Noelle Quinn was the best player I’ve ever played against. She’s fun to watch.

That’s just me being me. People don’t need to worry about it. I know what’s going on and I hear the talk. Coach Curry found a little humor in it. It’s not a big deal.

I love it. It’s like 10 minutes from my home, so it’s somewhere where I’m comfortable playing at and a lot us are comfortable playing at.

Carol was phenomenal. She’s a senior and she’s ready to shine. She did a fabulous job.

We stayed composed. We got great looks, we just did not knock them down. Thankfully, our defense held them to 53 points.

We finally put ourselves in a position where (Hoskins) didn’t catch it. She loves to drive baseline, so you have to take your chances with the jump shot. But it wasn’t just Hoskins; a lot...

You should approach a basketball game the same way every day. It doesn’t matter who you play, if it’s the Indiana Pacers or a third grade team.

Going to camps with Noelle Quinn, I always thought she’s the best player I’ve ever played against. She is the Magic Johnson of our game. She can do it all.

If you would have told me we were going to do that, there’s no way I would have believed you. We just came out and played really well.

Just toughness. To have four games in four days with some players playing almost 40 minutes … their will to get it done impressed me. We’ve got to come ready to play, that’s for sure.

To win four games in four days and have two or three players playing 40 minutes, that’s extreme toughness.

It’s a good thing it’s not a track meet. It’s a basketball game.

There is so much individual talent on this team that at any given point someone is going to step up and make a play. When someone gets it going, we’re going to go to them.