(The N.C. State win) gave us a lot of confidence. It definitely carried over, because when we were down at halftime, we got a real strong start in the second half, and we knew we could hold onto it. Maybe we'll get some recognition and start to string on some wins and be one of the teams picked to make the tournament. |
[Our] offense wasn't an issue. We didn't execute the game plan. We lost focus, leaving shooters to go help [elsewhere]. |
All season you hear the doubters, you know what's expected of you. You work through it. This team has shown a great deal of resilience. It shows the character of this team the coaches and the players. |
All those guys, they're winners. You put all of that together, the time is now for them. |
All year we faced adversity and we were doubted. But the coaches and players never quit. That says something about the character of our team. |
All year we faced adversity and we were doubted. You have to deal with a lot of things off the court, but the coaches and everybody in the program never quit. |
Any conference that gets four teams here shows you how competitive it is. We've got a great deal of respect for that. |
Every game is more important for us now to get to the N.C.A.A. tournament. We didn't get this one and it really hurt. So we really got to get the next one. |
Everybody has to do a little bit more now. We just want to hold on until we're able to get him back. |
For all the adversity he faced this year, he never once made it about him, it was always about the team. Considering all the circumstances he was under, I can only imagine that was extremely hard. |
He was definitely down. Especially since they came so close. It has to hurt more coming so close. |
He's done so much for me. He's good for the program and does everything in life by the book. He's a good man with a good knowledge of basketball, but more importantly, he's just a very good man. |
I didn't hear who we were playing or where. All I heard was Seton Hall and then we all went nuts. |
I feel bad for Coach Orr. I wish I could have done more to help out the situation. I really don't know what the requirements were for him to stay. I don't really know what him being fired is based on. |
I had an open look. I felt that was as good a time as ever. It felt good leaving my hand. |