They’re double- and triple-teaming him and they’re bodying him … and he’s consistently been able to execute his game.

We weren’t patient enough. We settled. There were some opportunities on the perimeter, but you don’t have to settle for the shot. You can still drive the ball to the basket. That’s the strength of...

It increases our chances of succeeding. To play four straight days against this level of competition and expect to win, I think, is impossible. To do it three straight days is tough.

There were some tough calls. I don’t remember us getting the benefit. Even the last play. There’s contact on that last play and it’s OK. We make contact and it’s a foul. We played well...

It’s not for public knowledge.

His drive is really that he wants to compete against the best and be one of the best. Most great players, that’s what the inner beast is in them. They want to conquer that and...

Again, it’s not the big things, it’s the little things, but that’s what makes for good basketball for us. We’ve got to utilize everyone. We’ve got into a stretch there where we got a little...

He finally woke up. He was a late riser for us today.

It was a well-played game. I think it was pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, they were the last ones standing.

I don’t think we’re crashing their party. We’re part of this. You might as well get used to this. There are some new people in town, and you’ll hopefully welcome us with open arms.

The guy was riding on the side of the road, and there was not a lot of room there, and the bus driver didn’t see him and just hit him. It was dark and I...

Pacific has had a lot of success in this tournament. I thought it was going to be a great challenge for us.

We are pieces of a puzzle, and each piece fits. When one piece doesn’t work, we suffer as a team. The thing I appreciate about this club is that guys like Louis understand that. Louis’...

I was hoping to get the guys a couple of days of class.

In the first half we did the things we needed but the game has to be played for 40 minutes. That separation they created in the second half was the difference in the ballgame. We...

I don’t know what the reason is.

Those were some tough calls. I don’t remember us getting the benefit. Even the last play (Rice’s drive to the basket), there’s contact driving to the basket and that’s (no foul). We make contact and...

It’s not the guards that make the plays. It’s really the forwards that are able to handle the ball and deliver it.

From Tom I really learned I could be the coach I wanted to be while being the person I wanted to be.

We started to run some stuff for him.

The thing I learned most from New York was to compete. I didn’t want to hear anything, and I knew if I won then nobody could talk to trash to me. If I win then...

We’ve obviously got to play some games without him. So we’re proceeding as if we’re playing without him and getting ourselves prepared, with the understanding that if he comes back, he’s only going to improve...

I think both of them were kind of rusty. It’s been a while since both of them were on the mound. They weren’t wild and I’ve seen them pitch better, but they still did a...

He draws a lot of attention and makes good decisions. He’s a senior, so we’re going to try to get the ball in his hands as much as we can.

Coming down the stretch you know Craig Smith is going to get some touches. We’re going to try and get the ball in his hands.

I think they use it as an advantage for them. I think it allows them to maybe be a little more aggressive than a guy who is a little bigger and can’t be as aggressive....

The easiest way is to score points, but when you don’t do that, there are other things you can do. Hustle plays like the tip-in or offensive rebounds on missed free throws, plays like that...

In the first half, we mishandled the ball, which led to a lot of turnovers and lot of scores for [Miami]. Then in the second half, we only had three or four [turnovers]. I think...

We came down here with a purpose, and right now we’ve placed ourselves in position to win the thing. Obviously we’re very pleased with that, but our goal is not over yet.

Last two games, he’s been playing like a first-team, all-league player.

Hopefully, it’s not over yet. Right now, it’s just another game in a tournament.

Our record is not what my concern is. It’s our style of play that’s my concern.

We started to run things right at him. He was able to deliver.

He’d rise early and wake me up, drag my butt out of bed. But I was never afraid of competition. I would make him come out with me to play at night.

That shot at the end of the half really helped lift us and took us into the locker room on a positive note. I don’t know a better way to lift a team.

He (Smith) was a beast in there. He was carrying two and three guys on his back getting offensive rebounds. Craig made them work extremely hard in defending him on the interior. That is what...

Right from the very beginning it was clear that Virginia wanted the game. We did not at all meet their energy. I thought the game was physical and we did not respond to that.

This was unfortunate for all parties involved.

This was one of those days where we weren’t playing really well and just brought it together at the right time. I give a lot of credit to our kids for staying with it.

You might as well get used to this. There’s some new people in town and y’all got to hopefully welcome us with open arms. I’m not talking about just BC, but you’ve got Miami and...

It was the recognition in our zone offense. It comes in the flow of the game. It’s not like we want to come down and fire up 3s.

Obviously, the most disappointing thing is we just didn’t do the things we had to do at the end, communicate. There was a little break down in communication, you know. They didn’t have any more...

We were just lucky. We can’t take credit for playing great defense because we didn’t.

It’s not like they welcome you with open arms in that environment, either. This is not really new for us. Maybe we’re new to you, but this is not new to us.

The players really didn’t see anything. I think the coaches knew a little bit more about what happened. It was extremely unfortunate for all parties involved and a sad, very sad incident.

In order to come back against a team like this you need energy. We had no bounce.

That clearly, by far, was the best game of his career. We’ve seen him do this in practice, but this was the first time he’s got it done consistently in a game.

It’ll be a change of culture for me.

He raised his game to another level as far as his shooting was concerned. We didn’t defend him as well as we hoped to, because we talk about shooting percentage and his shooting percentage was...

Our veteran (Smith) and our youngster (Rice) made the big plays. We want Smith to get as many touches down the stretch as possible because our other players will play off him. He’s a thoroughbred...