They did a great job of taking the three-point line away, but to his credit, (Lofton) takes it off the bounce and scores. |
They present tremendous challenges. They're a big, athletic team. Teams that have given us trouble are ones with big, physical front lines that take advantage of our lack of size and depth. |
They talk about the last 10 (games, but) in the last 10 we beat Kentucky at Kentucky, Florida at Florida, Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt. That's how much we've struggled. |
They were extremely prepared and did a really nice job themselves defensively, but when you hold an opponent to 30 percent shooting and force them to turn it over 21 times, I think that says a little something about the effort. |
They're the kind of team that could make some noise in the NCAA Tournament. We were playing for a (league) championship today, but they were playing for the (NCAA) tournament. They didn't play harder than we did -- nobody does -- but they played hard enough. I thought they wore us down with their offensive execution. |
This is a great win for Tennessee. This game meant a lot to us. We hadn't played against this type of competition. |
This is a real good night for Southeastern Conference basketball. ... When a team like Tennessee can do something to create better balance in the league, we all benefit. |
This is a real good night for the Southeastern Conference basketball. This is a shot that will be heard around the country. You look around the SEC and see it is so competitive. When a team like Tennessee can do something to create better balance in the league we all benefit. |
This is the biggest win of the year for us. The reason I say this is such a big win is Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt and Tennessee are all competing for the Eastern Division title. When you beat one of those three, it counts twice, a win for you and a loss for them. |
This is what March is all about. Alabama is a very good team. They've made four straight NCAA tournaments and reached the Elite Eight last year. But we represent a [high] level of basketball as well, and when you get in this tournament, you get the opportunity to show it. |
This style has always been good in a tournament. But it's usually accompanied with great depth. That may make three games in a row challenging. |
This thing is wide open. There is a lot of parity in this league and any team is capable of winning it. |
This was an important win because this one separates us now. The sweep separates us from (South Carolina). |
Those runs that we went on, they got us in range. If we had been in range, those runs could have got us close. |
To do special things you need have special players and special performances. Obviously you saw one tonight from Chris Lofton. We did a pretty good job of getting him open and guys did a pretty good job of turning shots down to get him shots because he (Lofton) clearly had a pretty good chance of making what he put up. |