You can't put all the pressure on one guy to carry the whole scoring load.

I can't afford to play like that on the road, how I did today, I just got out of my character. I don't know.

I haven't seen him smile this much all year. That's a good thing. Seeing him relaxed is definitely going to relax the players.

I know I'm up for the challenge because that (NCAA) game was one I'll never forget. I saw how our guys were acting in the locker room after losing the last game of the season. I don't want to feel like that. I hate that feeling. I know the game is going to be very intense.

I know guys are starting to feel more confident. This whole week has definitely been a confidence booster, especially for the young guys.

I'm sad. I went up to him after the game and I almost started crying because I feel bad for him. Ray's done a lot of things over the years, and he really stepped up this year, in particular, and showed a lot of senior leadership. I thank him for everything he's done for me.

I knew we could do it. People might not believe us when we say we knew we could do it when the season first started, but there was just something about this team, starting last summer when everybody was here, that it just felt like it was going to be a special season.

I hope to lead this team to a Big Ten championship and make a run at the Final Four. I'm just being honest. I know a lot of people are going to write us off but I think we can do it. We have the players and we have the coach.

I just want to get into the (NCAA) tournament and bounce back from this loss.

I'm disappointed and I'm sure a lot of the guys on the team were, too. We didn't play like a team that was playing for first place.