A lot of times we came down to the end of the shot clock and we thought we had something and they'd throw something up and it went in. I give them credit. |
Coming into the game, we felt like we had more athletic ability in the paint. We didn't expect them to be big-time shot-blockers. So our guards penetrated and our big men did some good work inside. |
Enough is enough! We played too many close games to lose any more. |
Eric came through tremendously for us. |
Hitting free throws is something we have to do to win games. We were kind of upset because we lost the last couple of games by a close margin. We just tried to make sure that didn't happen again. |
I didn't know they beat Kansas. I didn't even watch the tournament last year until the Final Four. But I've heard of the school. I watched them play on television once. I know they are a good team. I know we are not going to take them lightly just because our name seems to be a little bit bigger. We know they are going to come ready to play just like we are. |
I don't know if getting down there and trying to rebound and getting under all that contact would be a smart idea right now because of coming down on somebody's foot or landing the wrong way. |
I feel a lot better than I did over the weekend. I'm still treating it, still icing it down and everything. I feel like by [today ] I should be able to go a hundred percent. |
I feel like we gave one away. |
I feel very empty inside right now. But the sun will shine again. |
I felt I owed them something. And I took full advantage of the opportunity. They came out with their hands down and I just shot it. My teammates did a great job of getting me the ball and the ball bounced my way and I knocked the shots down. |
I got hot for a 3 or 4-minute span. My teammates looked for me in transition. I took good shots, except the one off the backboard, the man upstairs put that one in. |
I knew I was hot at that point. I took pretty good shots. Well, besides the one off the backboard. |
I think people think we are very talented but haven't gotten over the hump, but I think we have now. I think we showed that tonight. |
I think that's a sign we're growing up. We wanted to maintain a double-digit lead. |