You know what? If I was in the band, I would be doing the same thing. I’m not mad at him.

He’s not the SEC player of the year for no reason. We just tried to contain him. He did get our frontcourt in foul trouble, but we did a pretty good job on him.

We have another chance. It’s all fresh. Now it’s win or go home.

I mean, it’s understandable that it’s the first time he can’t go out there. He can’t do anything about it. But he’s definitely a big influence in my life.

Big Baby is a monster. He is not the player of the year for nothing.

I think a lot of people would call him that. I’m not the first player to call him a stalker. When I say he’s a stalker, he really takes it seriously, and you can tell....

It’s crazy how hard we worked for this moment. I’m just in a state of shock.

It’s a great feeling but at the same time we realize we’re not done until we win two more games. We’re very happy but we can’t be satisfied.

The guys who start have a lot more confidence in those guys. When you’re a freshman, you have to prove yourself. They have.

We’re not satisfied. If we lose Monday, it will hurt just as much. We have a title to win.

You (fans) have been great all year, but let’s do it in football now.

Them being freshmen and never having played in those environments, I’m really proud of those guys. The guys who start the game have a lot more confidence when [the freshmen] are called upon.

A lot of guys who didn’t step up in the last two games, their manhood was questioned and they showed they definitely belong. They did a great job tonight.

People didn’t expect much out of us; that fueled the fire in us.

Survive and advance. That’s what it’s all about this time of year.

I can’t pass this up. This is too good.

We’ve proven we can play with anybody in the country. When we’re playing well, we’re very tough to beat. But we also proved that when we’re not on top of our game, we can also...

The time in between games is the hardest time for me because there’s so many distractions. It’s just really hard to go to sleep because you’re so excited and all you’re thinking about is playing...

He played like a grown man.

It’s safe… it’s fine. We’re the No. 2 team. It was an upset to them; the fans felt like they needed to get on the floor.

Coach Howland was the first player ever to recruit me. My sophomore year when he was still at Pitt, I remember him being in the office at my school and saying one day he would...

That was kind of sexy, right?

He’s a monster. He’s not the SEC Player of the Year for no reason.

Those things go by so fast, you don’t really think about it. It’s more instinct, you know? I mean, the shot goes up, you are trying to get position and then it comes up short...

We’re going shine all day, all night. Please don’t be mad at us if we don’t do a little homework the next couple of weeks.

It’s a different animal. You just have to play with focus and we’ll be fine.

It’s pretty exciting to play Kentucky on Saturday, that’s always a date you circle on the calendar. It’s going to be a really exciting environment. I’m looking forward to it.

Our goal hasn’t changed throughout the season. Our goal has always been to win the national championship, even before the season.

I definitely wanted to say, as a teammate, I am really proud of a guy who wasn’t able to play as much as he wanted to, but he’s not giving up. It’s just a sign...

It hurts, man. All losses hurt.

It’s great to have him here. Even though my parents are divorced, he’s always been there for me.

Are you guys ready to party for a couple weeks? . . . We’re going to be downtown, midtown, everywhere, and all y’all better be there.

We have a lot to learn from those two losses. We just have to keep playing hard no matter who we play.

We allowed way too many offensive rebounds. We’re a young team and sometimes you have to learn through experience.

I’m not doing anything special. I’m just getting easy baskets in transition.

It was a little frustrating. But we stayed together, and that’s what we have to do if we want to do something special. Even though we were frustrated in the first half, we definitely did...

Some people doubted us, and that made us a tighter group. We knew how good we could be. We worked really hard. We pushed each other.

I wanted him to bang it. I wanted him to show Rupp Arena what it’s all about. Show them that Corey Brewer’s got a little bounce.

It’s been a lot of hard work. The best thing to this point with our team is we never looked ahead and we never looked back either. We’ve taken every task at hand for what...

In the long run, we need Corey to bring his ‘A’ game. He’s getting his swagger back.

Everybody stepped up. We weren’t going to lose three in a row, especially not at home.

It’s a great feeling when you have a lot of doubters and prove them wrong.

Moss showed today that’s he’s a guy to be reckoned with. Everybody makes fun of him because of how old he is. … He really needs to get the props he deserves.

It meant a lot more to us than it did to them, we just didn’t play that way. Sometimes after a big win we take a breath and think we have time to chill. You...

It feels great to win the SEC, but at the same time, you always have to look at the bigger picture. I’m not going to lie. I feel great right now ‘¦ But the NCAA...

I could see pretty early in the game. But it’s not about that. It’s team effort. I got a lot of blocks, but we were intimidating inside because we are trees (tall players) out there.

Corey means everything to this team, but at the same time, we need him to be 100 percent and if that means sitting out a game, then that’s what it takes.

I don’t think anybody had to tell Al what to do. Al took it on himself. He played like a warrior. I’m really proud of him.

This is a great feeling, but we’re not satisfied until it’s over. We want those little rings for our fingers.

He has been working hard. During the off week, he went to the coaches for individual instruction. I’m really proud of him. He’s not giving up. We definitely needed him today.