Mike Mulligan

Yeah, you guys are so big and so deep.

I think that you must feel good about your numbers against anyone.

Yeah, you've got a heck of a team, and you're going to face a good team.

The rookie freshman guard, Kingston Flemings, is an awful good player, and they've got some depth.

I mean, this really sets up to be quite a matchup for you guys.

Can't help but wonder what your thoughts are with so many Big Ten teams playing as well as they are and so many now in the Sweet 16.

And goodness gracious, your regional has three of them, of the four.

That's pretty awesome.

When you think about this particular matchup, we know that Houston under Kelvin Sampson is going to come at you with a lot of different players and they're going to try to press the entire game and everyone knows that they are a team with a great reputation defensively, whereas

Maybe, and I don't want to oversimplify, but you guys are the great offensive team.

Offense, defense, is it as simple as that?

Or do you think that you guys don't get enough credit for what you managed to do on the glass and with your defense?

Coach, I know that out of the Big Ten tournament, you talked about how important it is to be physical and dominant, especially with the size you guys have on the front line.

I'm just wondering, could that be an advantage –

In a game like this, when you think about Houston, they've got solid post players, as you pointed out, but if they have one sort of area of weakness, they can be vulnerable at times when they go against really physical fronts.

Is it more important than ever to really have that kind of power up front against a team like this?

Great stuff, Coach.

Congratulations.

We're really looking forward to the game coming up.

It should be a great one.