They brought it from the opening tap, and they had us on our heels early. They had so much energy, and it’s disappointing in some ways because it seemed like we helped them get that...

It feels great. But we know things like this can be short-lived. While we’re here, we’re going to try and enjoy it.

When you look at their team, it looks like they’re defending. It looks like they’re having some fun.

For us, we know the rivalry, the proximity and that we hadn’t won this game in a long time, so we’re pleased. The focus for us was to try to stay in the hunt for...

Hopefully this is a week that will allow us the opportunity to work on fundamentals.

On the floor, I thought we had a terrific defensive performance. I thought we were very active, I thought our team shared the basketball really well. We certainly tried to take care of it. Obviously,...

I have a lot of respect for what Coach Odom has done with that South Carolina program.

He’s such a threat out there. Sometimes confidence can waver game to game and moment to moment, but certainly for us to have a chance on Saturday, he’s got to play well for us.

He was a catalyst for us. We were fortunate that he was feeling it to shoot such a high percentage.

I can’t say enough about the effort Graham Brown gave us against a frontline like Indiana has.

They were charged; they were ready.

I think it’s great for college basketball. It’s great for teams and it’s great for everyone at the end of the season to have renewed hope.

We realize that our challenge is going to be a very difficult one with a good South Carolina team.

I thought this was something that brought us together.

It was an incredible time for him in terms of emotions and adversity.

He did struggle. We certainly needed all of our perimeter players to play well and I thought it hurt us when Dion (Harris) got the two fouls (early). … That probably forced some other guys...

Obviously, for us to win one or two more games wouldn’t hurt. But we’re the No. 1-ranked conference in America and we’ve been able to finish .500 along with Michigan State. We’re both 8-8 and...

I said Tuesday that if the season ended then, I thought we’d be in. I feel that same way tonight. This was a good win to put on our resume.

Overall, we didn’t finish strong, it hurt us and we haven’t been selected because of it.

We certainly tried to turn it up. They missed some shots they would ordinarily make. I thought we brought our defense together where we’d be able to defend and not break down.

Both teams struggled offensively but the difference was that they were able to get to the free-throw line. They (Buckeyes) were the aggressors.

This feels great. But we all know things like this can be very short-lived. But while we’re here we’ll try and enjoy it for a minute.

They look like a very confident and spirited group right now. We’ve kind of gone on the other side of things.

I don’t think that we were sluggish. I thought they played an exceptional basketball game early and that put us on our heels.

I wish we could play. When you come off of a disappointing loss, you want to get back at it and get the feeling, the taste out of your mouth.

I thought he had a tremendous floor game. I mentioned to him at halftime that I thought he played a tremendous first half. … It was beautiful to watch him play that way.

They have an opportunity to add to it if we’re fortunate to come out on top. To have a chance to raise another banner and for them to win their last game, with two NIT...

He gave us solid minutes. We didn’t want to play him too much.

You need seniors to on the road. And we certainly needed our senior leader ball handler out there on the court for us.

I don’t know what has transpired the last few games – the way he has shot the basketball, he’s not shooting as well. I don’t know if it’s more attention being focused on him with...

I thought that was certainly the big difference when we played in Ann Arbor and it was a big key today here in East Lansing.

He’s a rhythm guy, and I think he’s out of rhythm. We’re trying to see if we can get things back in sync, back clicking in the right cycle for him. It’s been tough for...

We had to battle our way through with Miami. They were a tough, scrappy bunch, and they fought until the end.

They aren’t as deep, but those kids that are out there know they are going to be out there. They’re a very athletic team, long and rangy. I think they’re a very confident team. They...

I wouldn’t exactly categorize it now after talking with our trainer and talking with Lester today. It might not be a high ankle sprain, which is longer to come back from. If there’s any positive,...

It’s one of those things you can’t sit here and cry over. You move forward and do the best you can. It certainly does not help us with those key guys out like that.

But this is a team that has grown up. This is a team that has been together for awhile. We have a veteran group and I’m sure coach Ryan can attest to the veterans he’s...

(Horton’s) courage, his will and the way he put us on his back offensively was a brilliant, brilliant game for us.

We’re an older, veteran team. Sometimes, that can work in your favor.

They missed some shots and we challenged them. We didn’t break down.

They made the game interesting and put some fear into us down the stretch.

I really feel like we’re moving our program in a direction we’re all going to be very proud. Right now, certainly, we’re growing, we’re maturing. More than anything else, I think you see the confidence...

We caught a team I thought was playing some of its best basketball. I thought Chris Hunter was a catalyst. He helped us get out of the box early. I thought with our defensive struggles,...

We can cry about that if that’s the right word to use, but nonetheless we have to keep fighting. I don’t know if that’s what happened with our team (when the Buckeyes took control with...

We have no more information on him. He’s out indefinitely.

Boy, is he a tough player. He was relentless, he scored inside out.

We brought our defense together where we were able to defend and not break down and not bail them out. They missed some shots and we were fortunate for that and certainly I thought we...

Lester has arguably been our most consistent player since he’s been here. And it’s obvious when we haven’t had him we haven’t been the same team. That’s not an excuse. That’s an explanation. And it’s...

[Harris] was a catalyst for us.

The end of the first half was when they gained momentum.