We could not get over the hump. They answered every time we got close. We played well, but we needed to play perfectly. |
We definitely have to play very well to beat a great team like UCLA on their home floor. But I'm looking forward to the challenge and I know we're going to play well. It is really an honor to get a chance to play against a team that has so much tradition. |
We didn't expect to win by 20 and obviously we struggled down the stretch. St. John's is a tough team and we knew they would make a run. |
We don't play very well with big leads -- we don't stay as aggressive. |
We don't see them as a Cinderella team. We just view them as one of the top 32 teams in the country. |
We might be the higher seed, but we still believe we are the underdog. |
We thought we were a better team than what we showed in the first half. |
We wanted to play more aggressive in the second half. |
We were ... attacking their offense, rather than the offense attacking us. |
We're representing the Big East and the state of West Virginia. |
We've been watching them on tape all day. They're really dedicated to defense. We have to make every shot count. |
We've got to bounce back and win a game at Syracuse. We knew a couple weeks ago we weren't going to be undefeated. |
Without Frank last year, we wouldn't have advanced in the Big East tournament. He's become one of our best passers and he is one of the better all-around players we have as well. Without Frank, we wouldn't be here now. |
Yeah, it was nice to get out there and get a win against those guys. It seemed like every time we played them, they just had our number. |
Yeah, of course. We like being there, playing against the best teams because (then) we have nothing to lose. |