They got 15 offensive rebounds, and I don't know if we got anything out of our [14] offensive rebounds. There were so many times we got offensive rebounds, and we weren't able to get anything positive out of them. |
They got some really good looks in terms of us being able to move the ball and make good decisions. Those guys made big plays. |
They were just tougher than us in the final five minutes, and that's something we have to fix. |
They were so much bigger and physical than our guys. They just beat us up. (But) are we a better team than we were then? Absolutely. |
They were very, very determined, and that was the difference. |
They're a great shooting team. A lot of those shots were contested. They're going to find the open man, and then everybody they throw it to can make the shot. |
They're a great shooting team. They put five guys out there that can make threes. |
They're an extremely experienced club. This is a team that was 20-0 at one point last year in the Big East. They know how to win. They don't get rattled. They have a great low post presence in [6-7 senior] Craig Smith, and to me their best player is [6-7 junior] Jared Dudley. I think they'll make a big run in the NCAA tournament. |
They're an outstanding team and J.J. is terrific. We executed our game plan. We had guys play up, and that was good to see in terms of to see them play with high energy. The difference in the game? We make one three, they make 13 threes. We make 10 free throws, they make 29.... When you look at those two numbers, it's hard to win. |
They've got their signature win. If they get nine league wins, regardless of what they do in the ACC Tournament, I think they are in. That's what their motivational factor is. |
This is our second year (in the ACC), and I wanted our guys to understand the passion for basketball (in the conference). |
Those threes hurt. They hit them back to back to back. |
We are going to have a good basketball team. We are going to be fine. |
We can build on those games. |
We could have easily faltered right there. If you look at it, you've got the game won with 1.7 seconds left. They make a play and it looks like they've got all the momentum. |