We knew we could compete with anybody if we played hard and ran our offense, that's the most important part. We're making a lot of back-door cuts.
We knew we could compete with anybody if we played hard and ran our offense, that's the most important part. We're making a lot of back-door cuts.
We came in knowing they're an hour away from this campus. We knew they'd have a large fan base. But we've played in conditions where the crowd is against us. We came together.
I have to be aggressive all the time, but I've got to make sure I make smart plays. People double- and triple-team me, and I need to look for the open shooter.
I'm caught in the middle because since I was a little kid, I wanted to be like those players. But I also was taught to be my own player.
I have to be aggressive all the time, but I have to make sure I'm a smart player. I have to make sure I can kick it out to my shooters.
That's what's great about our offense. When our guards start hitting shots, that really opens up the middle for me. ... And when I got it down there tonight, I finished it.
We celebrated in the locker room, but we came off the court with poise.
We came here to win, not to participate. It's a fight every night in the Big East. We play against Top 25 teams every other week, so we came prepared for this tournament.
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