Gerry is a champion, and without him, we'd be dead in the water.

The last few games, we've played with our backs to the wall. We know what we need to be ready for this game.

I've hit big shots, big plays, but this is the biggest play I've ever made. This was great. Coming off a four-game skid, to get a tough win like that is just tremendous.

It was looking like we were going to take advantage of them tonight but we barely made the game.

It wasn't a surprise he was doing it all week long. It gave us an emotional lift. For him to hit that shot in the situation we were in was a key for us.

It really wasn't a surprise. He's been doing it all week long.

They play team ball. They did a great job getting to where we wanted to go (on offense).

The summer was just horrible after that because you're constantly thinking about that game and you can't wait for the next season. We definitely don't want to go out like we did last year.

At this point it's no surprise - he's been doing it all week. It gave us an emotional lift. Some guys were down. They were hitting tough shots and getting a lot of calls. For him to hit that shot in that situation we were in, that was key for us.

We've been looking at the big picture since two or three games ago when we were on the losing streak. We understand if we keep playing like this, we ain't going to no place but the NIT, so we know our backs are against the wall right now and we need a complete turnaround.