Adam Boone Quotations

I was right there. From my viewpoint it looked like a good rebound. After that it was tough coming down against the zone with seconds left.

It doesn't matter to us whether we're playing in front of 15,000 fans or 4,000 fans. Playing at home was an advantage.

We knew we had to step up as leaders. We had many talks about what we needed to do and how to bring guys along. Now we're reaping the benefits of that. We have a very confident group right now. We understand that if we play as a team, we can beat anybody.

We weren't able to find a flow until it was over. Last week, defense kept us in the game. But a 10-0 deficit (last Wednesday against Penn State) is more manageable than 28-4.

We had quite a few (fouls) where we were a step late or in the wrong place. It definitely makes you tentative when you're in foul trouble, because you don't want to pick up another.

That's kind of the way our season had been with us struggling in the last minute. But we were resilient. We didn't let the free-throw shooting problems spill over into other areas.

There were so many (fouls) and each of them was a little different. It definitely makes you a little tentative.

They're playing very well. They're top of the Big Ten and they have an experienced team. We know it's going to be a challenge for us.

It's a rivalry game. Every time these two schools play, no matter what sport it is, emotions are going to be high.

It's very disappointing. We have to learn to play better without fouling.

I know they are better than a last-place team. We are going to have our hands full.

In the first half we were trading baskets. Jamal did a great job of stepping up and hitting tough shots. That's where we had to go down and make a stop, and we weren't able to do that.

You can really see it at home. The crowd gets behind you and helps you take some good teams out of their offense, especially with the defense we've been priding ourselves on playing.