This is a typical Big East game. Even this game came right down to the last shot. The guys did a good job fighting back. It's going to be like this day-in and day-out. There's no gimme wins in this conference. |
This team, we're winners. We hate to lose. We don't know how to lose. We have 13 guys who are willing to do whatever it takes to win. |
True story. I knew my time was coming. I knew my teammates were going to be counting on me. I didn't want to let them down. |
Two tough teams went at it and they just came out on top. They're not the No. 1 team in the country for nothing. |
We beat the No. 2 team in the country that got a No. 1 seed. Our expectations were higher. |
We definitely feel like we control our own destiny, but at the same time, we don't feel there are any easy games that we have left. We still have a lot of good teams left to play, but we definitely feel like we're good enough to get through it. |
We didn't do anything special to prepare for the game or do anything differently. We put in hard work and prepared for this game just like any other. |
We drew up a play and Connecticut did a good job of denying me in the post. It's a tribute to great Connecticut defense. |
We easily could have lost that game to Notre Dame. The way the young guys played, it just shows they're not going to give up. We don't want to lose. If we do, it'll add fuel to the fire. |
We got a little bit away from what we wanted to do. We were playing like we needed to win on that one possession and you can't do that. |
We got a lot of confidence from it and it's something we're going to use in the NCAA tournament. The Big East tournament is a lot like the NCAA tournament. You're playing games back-to-back. You're playing against great teams every night. |
We got a lot of people out on their shooters and didn't give them many open looks. We think we're a good man-to-man team and we can be physical. |
We got so many guys from New York, and they know what it means to play there. It's just a great place to play. |
We joke with him about his age a lot, but it's no joke that he's our No. 1 leader on and off the court with his experience and wisdom. I don't believe we'd be in the position we are without him. |
We just really stressed getting the ball inside in the second half. We were all making plays. That was the main difference in us winning the game. |