It's tough because you really can't prepare for how they play, but I think overall we did a good job. |
That's how we look at it: what we did in the regular season doesn't really matter. Everybody is zero-zero, and we've got a new chance to win a championship. |
The ball is going to be in his hands all the time. The key to beating them is to control him. |
They did a good job of crashing the boards, and I think that was the difference in the game. They got a lot of second-chance shots. |
They did a great job of playing defense, and I'm not doing a good job of coming out and attacking. |
They got some good looks, partly from us not playing defense well enough and partly from them just making tough shots. |
They've done that all year. We knew they were capable. Coach kept reminding us to finish them off. We knew they weren't going to give up. |
This is a big game for us. It's at home and we have a good opportunity for a win. Me being one of the leaders on the team, I have to come out and play well and play well early. |
Those first couple of minutes, guys read officials. How are they going to call it, how tight is it going to be, are you going to get away with this or that? You just have to kind of play off it. |
To be totally honest, I don't try to rank myself, When I'm on the court, I feel I'm as good as anyone. |
To see Kennedy Winston - the most talented player I've ever played with - not get picked was a reality check. |
We felt like we had as good a chance as anybody at winning this tournament. We wanted to make our mark and win the championship. It just didn't work out for us. |
We have a lot of character. We just refuse to lose and we just keep fighting. We just have a lot of heart. |
We knew (Marquette) was a good team and they could make a run. That's why I'm so proud of this team, because we kept fighting throughout this game. |
We knew it was important to get a good start. We knew it was a big game and we couldn't afford to fall behind. |