We talked about that this was a winnable game. It’s not like playing Boston College or [George Washington].

You can’t turn the ball over like we did and accomplish something. And we never handled their 1-3-1 zone defense. It’s hard to simulate what they do in practice. There are a lot of things...

The university was very fair to me. I appreciate what they’ve done for me. How they handled me in the past 48 hours convinces me they’re going to get this [program] going in the right...

One of us is going to win. Even by default.

He shook loose in the corner to get it and we never got back into the game. We had many opportunities but couldn’t capitalize.

To win, we have to play almost perfect.

They are very good. When they make shots, they are even better.

I thought we competed. We wanted to play a certain way and for most of the game, we tried to play that way. We stayed and fought as well as we could. But the percentages...

We were trying to double-team him and front him. We were fouling him. He’s just a very good, talented player.

We tried to keep our rotation as normal as possible. I didn’t want to move players all around.

He was an irreplaceable piece of our team. He was our only legitimate big man. He was going to be our Mr. Inside to go with Mr. Outside Bryant McAllister.

He’s really struggling. We’re just going to have to go back to the drawing board, watch film with him and keep his confidence up, but these are the two worst games he might have played...

We tried anything to stop the bleeding. Some of their kids who had not been shooting well hit a couple of shots.

We have to get stops. People are scoring too many points, transition baskets, seconds shots. You name it. All of the above.

Ryan Lambert no longer is on the Duquesne University basketball team. He has been given his unconditional release. This is not something I want to be dealing with at this stage of the season, but...

I think Greg will find a good quality young coach. This is a very hard job, but not an impossible job.

He is to them is what McAllister is to us. He’s their go-to guy.

To score 23 points in a half is ridiculous. The second half wasn’t any better. We got out of rhythm. We were our own worst enemy in every facet of the game.

That bothers me. I can understand Roberts scoring. He’s a great player. But we were getting hurt by a lot of people.

It’s a step backward. It just kills you.

We haven’t caught a break.

Why would a kid want to come here? That’s a legitimate question.

We have to guard Smith and play solid defense. We can’t let him get 50. He can’t blow up.

I don’t know what more he could give us. The shame of it is he doesn’t have a better supporting cast. He gets worn down.

I think we’re finding our team. I think we’re hitting our stride with the kids who want to play the way we want them to play.

It’s a great environment. I was trying to tell the kids about the fans. It’s a big-time atmosphere. We were trying to explain to the players that they are coming to a really class atmosphere...

The doctors gave him some tests, and they are going to do more tests. I’m hoping he’ll be back soon. But I have no idea. It’s a medical thing.

I feel comfortable where we are and what we have.

Teary-eyed. It hurts, like ripping your heart out.

They got points in the paint. We just don’t have an answer for them all the time. We got hurt by a lot of people. They were scoring inside and on second shots.

I feel like a noose has been taken from around your head, as far as pressure. I’m going to feel pretty good Monday. This is a business. You have to win. I survived it for...

It’s a great league. They just start rolling in on you.

We’re not the team that I thought we had. But we have to play with what we have. We have to figure out a way to win. We have to have a lot of guys...

It gives us a little confidence. It’s something to build on.

I was pleased with our effort. We could mail it in at anytime. They made runs at us and our kids kept playing hard, and I was very appreciative of that. I can’t ask too...

I was pleased. I know we didn’t win the game, but we played a decent basketball game, period. If we didn’t, we would have lost by 50 because they were playing at a very high...

The threes gave us a little juice.

They will be running, and our point guard (freshman Aaron Jackson) will have to be up for the challenge. We have to play error-free basketball.

We’ve gotten a good effort every time we’ve gone out. We haven’t just thrown in the towel. And a lot of younger guys are getting good experience.

He has to adjust his game and not pick up one or two (fouls) cheaply. I need him on the floor.

Since Christmas, we’ve settled in on a lineup and a rotation. People know their roles. But the competition is going to step up, too. So, we have to get more consistent play from everyone on...

He’s as good as anyone in the ACC or the Big Ten. He’s the real deal. I’m sure of that.

We needed him. We needed his scoring and rebounds, and he had one of his better performances.

Bryant’s catching the best defense every night, getting double-teamed and he gets no help. The only help he gets is from me when I take him out to get a drink of water.

(Fordham) just did a great job. They made a lot of good shots. Part of it was their ability to make them and part of it might have been poor defense. That’s a bad formula....

He has an asthmatic problem. He can’t (play extended minutes). He doesn’t. If he gets real tired, and I drain him and keep him for eight, nine, 10 minutes and his gas tank gets empty,...

It doesn’t help the cause. We needed scoring.

All of a sudden it stops. It’s like we hit the wall.

This is the hand we’re dealt. The kids are giving me great effort.

He’s developed into a heck of a player. I’m just disappointed we didn’t have some front line help for him. He’s single-handedly carrying us.