It was just a big effort. Our shooting percentage was terrific. We just came out and made shots. They were good shots, but I thought we made some great decisions to get there. |
It was perfect execution by two freshmen and a sophomore. Five guys did exactly what we wanted to do. |
It was such a good, close game with two good teams going at it, so we always talk about that game. I think that it brings back some memories. |
It was two good teams playing well. They made free throws (11 for 14 in the second half), and we need to win the rebounding battle more than we did. |
It wasn't our prettiest game. It was tough and we battled through. |
It wasn't our prettiest game. It was tough, and we battled through. We had guys in foul trouble. Aaron and Carl played the whole game with their hands in their pockets. We played our usual rotation, playing a lot of guys, and it benefited us a lot. We'll continue to do that. It's the best thing for this group. So many guys made big plays. |
It wasn't too much, it was a slight adjustment. We wanted to keep Aaron a little bit more around the basket. |
It's a different thing. We think Aaron just had the flu. [Keith] seemed to be all right yesterday. We'll get more back from the doctors [today]. He was throwing up last night. He was pretty violently sick last night. |
It's a hand-off play. We dribble it over and hand it off. ... People say we're a football team playing basketball. We've heard it for the past couple of years now. They all say, 'Now we have to get ready to play the Steelers.' We think it's good to be compared to a team that's had so much success. |
It's a tribute to what we've accomplished here. |
It's amazing. Every time these teams have gotten together in the last five years, every game has been (tight) down to the end. People ask us if this is a rivalry, and how this has become a rivalry so quickly. It's not very common for a rivalry to come upon this quickly. Every game has a lot of riding on it. Every game has been a battle. |
It's as tough as it has been, no question. There's no question the league has gotten tougher the last couple of years. When we first got into the conference seven years ago there was talk that the conference was down a little bit. The conference is on the rise the last couple of years. |
It's been a strength of ours, executing against the zone. We didn't do as good a job today. ... The key was that we didn't finish off the first half. We should have been up by more. |
It's certainly a setback. But it's not as big as some make it out to be. The difference (Monday) was we played much better in the first half. |
It's going to be a tough one for us because rebounding is Connecticut's strength, too. |