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Indiana vs. Connecticut
February 4, 2006
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Junior guard Earl Calloway

On the game:

EC: "We played well but had a couple of lapses. It is a building block that we can learn from and then move on. There are eight more conference games to win. We need to go out and play hard. As a team, we all learned something from this game and things we need to work on. We need to keep trying to get better and keep winning."

Senior guard Marshall Strickland

On Connecticut:

MS: "I think that they are the best team we have played all year. They have a lot of weapons, and they are very aggressive. Connecticut plays in its rhythm all of the time."

On the importance of Wednesday's game against Wisconsin:

MS: "It is a huge [game] for us. Today's game was good because it was a change of pace. It is good to play a team [like UConn] to remind us of how good we are at a national level. But now we head back into the Big Ten and have another war on the road."

Sophomore forward Robert Vaden

On Indiana's play in the first half:

RV: "We were up by nine. Anytime you are up by nine on the No. 1 team in the country, then you have them on the ropes. We did not bear down to try and keep that lead."

On the play of Earl Calloway:

RV: "Earl gave the team a big spark. He penetrated, pushed the ball up the court, got into the lane and got the team some open shots."