The games don't get any easier from here. We've got Missouri-St. Louis up next, and they're playing extremely well right now. |
The guys worked really hard to get out and contest shots, and we did a much better job of blocking out. We got off to a good start, which is always important. We're just happy to come away with a win. |
The kids stepped up at the end and hit the shots. Give credit to (Northern Kentucky). We were adjusting to them all day. We had some guys with their tongues hanging out there, but we got through it. |
The thing about him is that he is very aggressive. He lets offense come to him. It's not like he is overzealous or over-aggressive in trying to create things. He can score in the variety of ways. |
There's no doubt we're excited. To be one game away from an opportunity to compete in the Elite Eight ... That would be a dream come true for most of these guys. This is why you play college basketball --to play in games like this. |
They are a really good team. They play extremely hard, and they are a very unselfish team. I don't see a lot of weaknesses in them. |
They are one of premier programs in the country and have been for years. I have all the respect in the world for them. |
They have been playing teams tough on the road. They are a well coached team. It is going to be tough. |
They're a good basketball team. They're so unselfish and feed off each other so well. |
They're young guys who work extremely hard. They're in here at the crack of dawn and they leave late at night. They put so much into it. They've done a good job of relating to our guys and getting our guys to understand what it takes to be good at this level. |
This is what you play for, a chance to win a divisional title with two games left. Our guys have done a good job with putting us in this position. Now it is up to us to find a way to win. |
We have a lot of respect for Grand Valley State. They have an outstanding team. They are a big, balanced team that plays extremely hard. It will be a big challenge for the Cougars. |
We were fortunate that we did knock it loose. We scored a lot from out defense. That's kind of been our trademark up to this point. |
We were fortunate we had that lead. We knew Southern Indiana wasn't going to quit. Their shots started dropping in the second half and they were able to get back into the game. |
We're fired up. There's no doubt. We know how hard it was to get there last year, and to be able to back it up is just a tremendous accomplishment for the group of guys on this team. |