That's my role as a senior leader. The young guys look to me in those situations and you don't want to let them down. That's why I want to do the right things and make the right decisions. |
The group that we have is very passionate, and they love to win and play together. A lot of teams around the nation, they don't play together -- and I think that's what separates us from every team in the nation. |
The key in the game today was our turnovers. We did everything necessary except for maintaining our composure and taking care of the ball like we have in the past couple games. |
The other teams I played on were more keyed in on defense. The defense was going to bring our offense and that was it. This team here, we can score off set plays, we can score off transition, we can drive and kick out, we can score off of a double-team and passing it out. We have a lot of weapons to play with. We're just using them out there and it's helping us score points. |
The team is in good hands with the young guys. |
The tech gave them the momentum and they got a lot of energy from that play. |
There's a bad virus going around, but it just emphasizes how well we need to take care of ourselves, and continue to come out here and play and give a good effort. It has really brought us together. |
They have great guards and they have a great post presence. |
They honored me on the big screen, so I thought it would be good to come down and get that shot. |
They sped us up a little more in the second half. We were in a comfort groove. We've just got to do a better job of taking care of the ball and not turning it over. |
They're a tough team. They executed their plays, they turned our turnovers into made baskets and did everything you're supposed to do in the NCAA tournament. |
This is an important stretch for us. All these games coming up are important. Our character will come out, how we play together. It will bring out the best in us. |
This is the best five years I spent anywhere in my life. I didn't have anything but one book bag when I got here. This was a city known for football and we turned it into a nationally known basketball program. I'm proud of my achievements. |
Those guys are coached by a great coach and they're a great team. Great teams make plays. We stayed solid and stayed together and got a win. |
We came out and we out-toughed them. We're still undefeated, and we're just going to try to get a win on Wednesday (at Rutgers). |