He’s got great hands. He’s a tough young man who has a tremendous amount of determination. I mean, his determination is really what makes him the player he is. He’s obviously got good qualities –...

The level of competition is fairly equal. I think there is a lot of credibility that goes with both tournaments. For us, the location is what the difference is, but now is the time where...

Clearly, effort. That’s all it is. Against Georgia Tech, there were some things that we could do better. Execution, defense — that’s one thing. But what happened against N.C. State was lack of effort.

You have an individual people are going to enjoy being around. You have an individual who’s going to communicate well. And if given enough time, he’ll help get that program on a winning track.

We’re still trying to improve. We’re just not going to be a great free-throwing team. That’s something we just have to accept. We have to compensate for that.

We came down here with a purpose. But our goal is not over yet.

We’re really working hard to overcome that 0-3 start. We’re doing it slowly, but we’ve got to continue to work at it. Anytime you can go on the road and get a win in someone...

That’s the stuff that makes me look good. The guys came out focused.

It’s a little surprise to us, and it’s extremely disappointing that we’re playing on Thursday and not Friday. But, at the end of the day, let’s face it, we’re happy to be in the tournament.

Tim had to calm me down to put things in perspective with how far we had come that we were in that situation.

It had nothing to do with the game. It was a well-played game. It wasn’t even a distraction for either team. Maybe the fans and everybody else got excited.

That really helped lift us. I don’t know a better way to lift a team. It gave our guys a lot of confidence. It really made a difference in the start of the half.

You don’t want to take anything away from [Reynolds and Singletary]. They’ve been pretty consistent. They’ve been working their tails off all year long. It’s the role guys that are going to make the difference...

We knew them a little bit better.

We were fortunate to have a number of individuals on this team who want the ball, and when they get the ball in their area, they’re going to take it.

I don’t care which team you play in this league, they’re no trap games. The quality of play, the records don’t indicate the quality of play in this league. If you take any of the...

Guys like Jon were here and working hard when it was not the most fashionable thing to play basketball here at BC. When you see us reach the Sweet Sixteen and advance in the rankings...

We’re disturbed by that. You want to go out and respect the opponent and respond to that. We didn’t take it as a challenge. We just went with the flow. Quite honestly, the game’s over....

We came down here with a purpose. Right now, we have placed ourselves in a position to win this thing. We are obviously pleased with that. Our goal is not over, yet.

When Sean came in it changed the game. It got everybody excited.

He got open looks and he can score.

Here we are playing great basketball, and you’d think they’d take these things into consideration. From an academic standpoint, it has not served us very well. We’re going to have to go to the other...

Some of my coaches run. Some lift weights. I play basketball. It’s what I do.

If we play Friday, then everything works out OK. If we have to play Thursday, we’ll be put at a huge disadvantage.

[Williams] finally woke up. Timing is everything.

I think it’s a tremendous accomplishment, considering how we started. There was a little bit of concern about that.

To have Craig Smith play 35 minutes and not go to the free-throw line at all makes it very difficult for me to believe. How does he play 35 minutes and not go to the...

To finish with just five losses is very pleasing.

We expected them to give us a good game. I thought this would be a great challenge for us, and that proved to be correct.

When they went up by two, our kids could have folded up the tent and quit. I think that’s a good testament to these kids. From start to finish, they deserved to win this game.

Blocking shots is the last line of defense, you don’t want to rely on it.

It was really incidental. It wasn’t even a distraction for either team. Maybe the fans and everyone else got excited, but for us, for the most part, it really didn’t have any impact on the...

Because I’ve been allowed to stay long enough, I think that’s part of the reason that this has occurred, along with, obviously, having some very fine players who’ve worked their tails off to build this...

We knew it was going to be a tough evening. We just didn’t think it was going to be like this.

In all honesty, I think Jared is an acquired taste. You have to watch him for a long period of time to appreciate what he does. There is nothing he does that is going to...

Pacific has had a tremendous amount of success in this tournament. I have a tremendous amount of respect for them. I thought this was going to be a challenge for us and that proved to...

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

We all recognize that it increases your chances of having success in the tournament if you don’t have to play four nights. If you can just play three nights, I think it improves your chances...

It was not pretty, but nobody was giving in.

Its just unfortunate that we were put at such a disadvantage.

The thing about it for us is we’ll have to do what we do, and hopefully that’s enough to win the basketball game.

We haven’t finished yet. But not only has he scored a lot of points, he’s accumulated a lot of wins. To me, that’s clearly more important than the points scored.

We shared the basketball after that 13-point (Oklahoma State) lead. We started getting good shots. We made plays.

They weren’t really looking for him. That got the crowd into it.

It’s similar, because the level of competition is there. It’s going to be very intense, but the Big East tournament in New York is a very big deal. The only difference is you’re playing different...

Unfortunately, they were the last one standing.

We’re still trying to get our heads above water here. We’re not at that point yet. I don’t look at us as a Top 25 team. We’ve got to get some more wins before we...

Pacific has [had] a tremendous amount of success in this tournament. They have beaten Pittsburgh and Providence in past [tournaments]. They made shots and made plays. You have to give them a tremendous amount of...

Let’s face it, he was a beast in there. He just went in there and challenged them. That’s what a senior does, he puts you on his back and carries you.

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