No question we competed, but we have to get more done. Our defense was good and we didn't shoot the ball well, but nobody missed on purpose. |
Nutter got us off to a good start. Every game his confidence grows. |
One night doesn't deter the body of work. |
Our guys have been very resilient and persevering all year. They've shown a lot of heart. |
Our guys played hard and with a lot of courage, courage to make some big shots, and the shots were so timely. We just kept competing. We played through mistakes. |
Our resume is definitely strong enough to get us to the NCAA Tournament. |
Our seniors didn't quit. When we needed energy, stops, baskets, just about anything, they stepped up. |
Our team, and Donald epitomizes it, they fight to the end. They've got a strong will to win, and it's growing with every game. |
Success breeds success. The more you can envision yourself doing good things, getting that mental diary of past successes. |
That was the second game of the season. Playing a team like Duke the second game of the season, that's something that's really hard to simulate. We've grown a lot, which is a good thing. That's 15, 16 games since then, we've matured as a team. We've had a lot of close games and our character and confidence have grown. |
That's just growing pains for us. We have to sustain that confidence and that aggressiveness the whole game. I couldn't ask for our guys to come out more ready to play. I think we grew up some, especially in the first half. I just want us to be able sustain it for two halves. |
That's the kind of guy that Stan goes a great job guarding. Until Stan comes back, our guys have to take up the slack. We've got to play better defense from beginning to end. |
That's why they went zone, to keep the ball away from Kelly. They were very conscious of Kelly, as all teams are. We want to get him shots, but it's important not just to get shots but to make plays if he's double-teamed. |
The toughest win is the first one. They've had so many close games, so you come down here expecting a tough game. That's exactly what we got. At the end, we played with poise, and the more success you have, the more confident you are at the end of games. |
They got off to a great start. They made shots early and it seemed like they kept making them throughout the game. They got us on our heels early, and we didn't get stops. From that point, it was an uphill battle. |