He shows so much heart and is so determined. He will never give in. Chris has just been a lot of fun to coach. He's a really tough kid and a real hard-working kid. He really believes in himself, and it would have been easy for him to give up.

He's the ultimate team guy. There was one guy who wasn't buying into what we were doing and we felt like we needed some more help in the front line.

I'm disappointed in how we played the last two minutes.

It seemed like an eternity to me. We just couldn't get going there.

They had us back on our heels, so we said we have to talk about defense.

We got a couple of timely baskets to keep that short lead there at the end.

We need him. It might be a while before we get him back.

We're really thankful. It's a decent rivalry without over-the-top crazies. They saw a good game.

We are behind Blake 100 percent. This is not an uncommon step for a player of Blake's caliber. We are assisting Blake and his family throughout every step of this decision-making process.

I think it's a Catch-22. You're always going to run into one kid who says, 'I want to go to Ames, Iowa, or Cedar Falls.' Then there some who want to stay home. You have to find the right one.