Getting the game in an up-tempo style of play with pressure defense is the way we want to play. We extended our defense and caused opportunities for ourselves. |
It's a big thing for me. I know you're not supposed to think about things like that, but it would definitely mean a lot to me. |
They're going to the strength-of-schedule and these different criteria. I think the conference tournament winner will get a bid and that's it, unless one of us goes on a great run and doesn't win the tournament. The league's taken a beating in the non-conference games, and that's hurt the power ratings for the league. |
Throughout our current winning streak we've been getting contributions from different guys each game. |
We are a different team now than we were then (Dec. 10). We're playing different guys. I think we're better than we were then. I don't want to call it a revenge game, but there might be some payback (tonight), hopefully. But they're a good team and they're very tough defensively. |
We gutted this win out. It has always been a rivalry game for us, so we knew it was going to be a tough one. |
We haven't been to the conference semifinals in two years. A conference championship is still our goal, though. |
We like to get up and down. They had a great game plan and they stuck with it. |
We've had role players stepping up also. (Tonight) will give me a better indication of how we're playing. A lot of times we've been doing just enough to win. ... I don't think we've seen the best this team can play. |