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.

It’s a concern, because we have to go out and do it. We have to stop making mistakes and learn how to close games out.

That’s what makes us special. At this point in the season, you have to have a team effort. You have to play together.

Are you guys ready to party for like a couple weeks now?

I’m at a loss for words. It’s a tough loss, especially after a big win like Kentucky.

We just have to get him back as soon as we can.

[Wednesday] was the first time all season we had doubt. We doubted ourselves. We need to keep playing and keep improving.

I’m sure it’s something we’ll look back on the season and say that it’s nice. But right now we’re not focusing on that. Right now, we’re focused on doing what it takes to win games.

It’s great when you have a lot of praise. But at the same time, you have to stay level-headed, stay humble and be poor, be hungry. Be driven. P-H-D!

All we wanted to do is make it quiet in there. I’ve been this close to Anthony Roberson [at Rupp], and I couldn’t hear a word he said.

Crazy, man. This is crazy.

In a game like this, it’s all about having fun and just playing hard.

We need Corey 100 percent to do what we want to do. I know it’s been tough for him. He’s really playing on one leg right now.

It’s like being on a cloud. Not only does it feel good, it smells good and it tastes good.

He is (listed at) 6-11. But he’s really 7-foot. He knows he’s 7-foot.

I didn’t even see him. I’ll be thinking about that for a long time.

It feels great to win an SEC championship but at the same time you have to understand that you have to look at the bigger picture.

This feels so good, I don’t have the words. It’s indescribable, indescribable.

I remember him being in the office at my school and saying one day he would recruit me. Now we’re playing him for the national championship.

I knew he was a monster. It’s always good to have monsters on your team.

Not only does it feel good, it smells good, it tastes good. I can’t even describe it.

We have to stay poor, hungry and driven. P-H-D.

The calls that were made were so soft. It’s tough, just little touch fouls all the time. You want to play and the refs take it from you. But you can’t just blame the officials....

It’s a great feeling right now, everybody is excited. But the journey is still not complete.

There’s no feeling like it. We deserve it.

When Corey’s energy went up in the second half, it was very obvious. When we don’t play with that hunger, we’re not the same team.

It sucks. But we just need to get him back. I know he’s probably pretty embarrassed, but we just need to get him back 100 percent. Those kinds of things happen. We’re laughing about it,...

I know they have great tradition, they had a lot of great players go through that program. So I don’t think that helps you win the game [tonight].

It’s such a bonus. He’s proven, so you have to respect him. Defenders can’t help as much.