That's the equalizer in college basketball. If you defend the 3-point line, you are going to have a good chance of winning any night.
I tried to set a screen on him. He knocked the wind out of me. His butt hit me in my stomach. Luckily there was a short pause in the game, the shot clock wasn't working or something. So I somehow managed to get my breath back.
Honestly, I didn't. He's probably the most-improved player in America. He just has so much heart and wants to win so bad.
It's important. Every game counts now in SEC, especially home games, because we have the fans behind us and we'll be at home. We just want to win all the home games we can.
After that (Alabama) game we had a team meeting. I think everybody looked at themselves and everybody bought into what will win games. I think we've done a good job listening to coaches and just going out and executing the game plan and just playing smart.
That's every team's dream, to get to the Final Four and win the national championship. Just the excitement, the atmosphere. That's what you play college basketball for.
All good stories have to come to an end. George Mason is a good team but we came here with a mission to win a national championship.