I challenged Omar, Mike (Hall) and Regis at halftime and told them: ‘You haven’t scored yet. You guys have got to step up.’ And we responded the way we should at home. I was very...

This has to rank up with the most emotional game I’ve coached in. You couldn’t have asked for a better way to close it out.

Our intensity was terrific. We forced them to play the style we wanted to play. They have been dictating their style of play against everyone.

I see both of them back. A large part will depend on how they do in the draft camp. If they have a chance to be drafted they should follow their dreams.

I have some concerns, but that is about finishing plays. We had opportunities to finish plays. We just didn’t — for whatever reason.

I don’t want to say people aren’t paying attention to it, but you get the sense that it’s not the most important thing on the agenda. That being said, I’m trying to tell my players...

I never felt like we were in control. We were missing plays that we normally make, and we weren’t shooting it particularly well from the perimeter.

He’s regarded as one of the best guards in the country, and rightfully so. He controls the tempo of the game. We can’t allow him to control the tempo of the game. That will be...

I thought he played pretty well the whole game. We went with our experience and that’s what we’ve been doing all season. This was nothing unusual.

I told the guys to settle down.

We’re just trying to follow our dreams. That’s it and that’s all we’re focused on. We can’t tell you about anything in the past.

One of the areas of our concern is defending the 3. We felt like we had to do a better job in the Charlotte game. They have such tremendous shooters from the perimeter.

That we had improved from last year. The program is improving every year, and that was an indication that we had improved it. This year, we improved our status.

It’s hard to say you’re not happy at 26-1. It’s incredible when you put this in proper perspective what these guys have done.

We just wanted to make sure that we kept great pressure on them. We made sure we put them in situations that they had to make plays. We did not allow them to get into...

We went through probably about 12 minutes where we couldn’t score a basket. That’s still an area of concern and where we have to improve.

I hope we can hurry up and end this game, so we can hurry up and get home. Then I thought about the game and we were doing a lot of things that were uncharacteristic...

We were a 12th seed. A 12th seed. Why would I think we’re going to be a 3 seed this year? Where’s the proof? I’m going to sound like an idiot if I say that.

He just has incredible confidence. Most scorers are confident. They have an incredible sense of themselves, and that’s a great trait to have. He feels he can make every shot.

We’re not going to pay attention to what our record is or anything like that. But what we are going to be paying attention to, are we playing good fundamental basketball and are we getting...

They made some key shots. They didn’t make a lot. But fortunately for us, we were continuing to score.

You didn’t hear a complaint out of us. I don’t care where we’re seeded. I don’t care if we’re seeded 13th. We’ll be happy to be in the tournament.

It’s amazing we were able to find a way to will ourselves to this game.

I thought we stepped up our intensity in the second half. I thought our depth really came into play. I think we played like 10 people in the second half and I really thought we...

We wanted to go into Pops and establish the inside position. We competed at all times, and at times our offense was magnificent.

We’re just a different basketball team when Pops is in the lineup. Our offense is able to flow with just a little bit better fluidity with him out there because of all the attention he...

I think we still have a way to go. I want to get to the point where we’re playing at the level we need to play at. Because very shortly it’s going to come down...

We showed toughness down the stretch. We had to pick up our defense. I think that was one of the very few games where our experience really paid off for us.

We played a very good non-conference schedule last year, we won the league and we won the tournament, and we were a 12th seed. It had no bearings, whatsoever. That’s my opinion, anyway.

It doesn’t make any difference. We’re going to have to play a good team, and that’s what it is. Last year, we won our league, and we were a 12th seed. We’ll probably get another...

If he doesn’t make those threes, the game doesn’t look like the pace had any effect on us. He was just magnificent.

The young guy is just stepping up. Whenever we need a big play or big score, he stepped up and made the play. But more importantly, he made great decisions with the basketball and I...