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"If you ask Aaron, he’ll say that was a rough game for him because he made some really bad turnovers; some really bad ones in crunch time. But then you’re supposed to step up and make some plays, and he stepped up and made some plays late. We got so cautious, and he’s one of them. But I’m proud of all our guys. We didn’t make all of our free throws late, but we made a majority of the important ones. We didn’t win the game going away, but we win the game if we rebound, and we didn’t rebound a lick in the second half (23-35). They got 16 offensive rebounds in the 25 minutes of the second half, and Vroman certainly kicked our butts. But there are so many good things that happened with guys fighting and showing some courage, and I’m really pleased with them.
"Wayne delivered. He made a couple of huge plays. And of course Keith’s three was as big a shot as we’ve had all season. JR was terrific the first half. He couldn’t really get it going as well the second half. A lot of good things happened. It would have been a miserable day if we hadn’t won, but sometimes games like this really bring you together.
"Jeff did well. He got 12 rebounds. And David scored the ball. He had nine points, and we needed all of those. But you combine those two in 45 minutes; you get 15 points and 17 rebounds, which is pretty solid production from those two.
"It’s amazing to me that Iowa State hasn’t won on the road. They beat Texas, then we saw them play Missouri the last game and Missouri shot the lights out to beat them by 12. Give them credit, they really played well today."