We knew they were talented. We didn't come out with the focus and composure we needed against a team like that. |
We like to get to the line. Our guards attack the basket, and our posts go up strong and don't avoid contact. |
We pressed Tennessee for 45 minutes. That time it worked. Sometimes it hasn't worked. But if we force a lot of turnovers, we are usually successful. |
We were in the game. It was just a matter of closing it out. Twenty-thousand people out there didn't want us to win the game. |
We'll be coming. We live and die by our press. |
We're all feeling low right now. But at the same time there's been high points in this season. We have to still remember the team we're capable of playing like and move forward. It's a basketball game. There's still a lot of time left in this season. |
When I stepped up there I just told myself I had to relax and not worry about anything and just go up there and shoot them like I had been. There wasn't a doubt in my mind I was going to make it. I walked up there like it was just shooting a free throw at practice. |
When I stepped up there, I just told myself that I had to relax. I had to put myself in a different place and just not even worry about the score, not worry about anything. |
When you have 20,000 people cheering against you, you find that energy somewhere, somehow. I think tonight you saw that mentality and mindset. The tougher team won tonight. I feel 100 percent confident in saying that. |
You can't really hang your head. The games are coming so quick and they all matter. |
You could hear [Peck] a little bit on the court. As a point guard, you always want to be an extension of the coach on the floor. I felt really good for the whole game, confidence-wise. |
You definitely need that voice. But in the absence of it we all had to step up and fill that void. |