I thought our team played very, very well. Villanova played very well. They made some big plays at the end. They're such good shooters. They're just so confident. It's just a matter of time before they make plays. |
I thought they were very unselfish and the errors they made were of commission rather than omission. They were trying to make plays; they played hard. |
I was proud of the way our guys hung in there and battled back, even though we were unable to finish it off. |
I'll cherish it forever. This is a special win. |
I'm giving him the ball and telling him to give it back when he's finished. |
I'm proud, and his teammates are proud, of the way he played. It is going to take time for him to get back to 100 percent and we all need to be patient. He's got a limit and we're going to follow it. |
I've never been around a group of guys who sold out for each other in the second half. It was one of the most amazing things I have seen a team do. |
In the last 4:19 we scored one point. We didn't create contact. We certainly would have liked to go to the foul line, but we didn't create the contact. |
It says that the league is as powerful as any league that's ever been created. We're proud to be in it. Every game was something to look back on, to hold onto. Every win, whether it was at home or on the road, was special. You learned from every loss. |
It was just a matter of time for Steve. If Steve would have stopped shooting, he would have come out of the game ... He has a very short memory when it comes to his shot, and that's what a great shooter has to have. |
It was one of the most intense battles that I have been associated with as a coach. I'm very proud of the way our team played. … They won the game, but it isn't like we lost it. |
It was something special to see that team grow. I think the tone of our program was already moving forward, but that kind of put it out there for everybody to see. |
It wasn't the foul that I had an issue with. It was what happened after the foul. I'm not going to comment any further until I watch the film. |
It's a constant adjustment. Every day you're in the league you appreciate it more and more. Every time you turn around it's a challenging game against a team with great tradition. You don't find many blowouts. We've been fortunate to have things go our way in close games. We're going to be in a lot of close games the rest of the season. |
It's going to be an NCAA tournament feel every night, |