We wanted to push the tempo and run it more and I thought we did, especially after the first few minutes of the game. When the pace got up, it favored us.

We’re more athletic, but again, I’m not saying that we’re at the same athletic level of all of the teams in our conference. Our skill level also has improved. We’ve been able to compete a...

Something could have happened. I thought the player in question showed incredible restraint. I don’t know how I would have reacted under the same circumstances.

Last year we were a game or two away. This year we’re a game or two away.

Sparks can make you stretch your defense more than you want. I think it shows how much teams respect him that he still was not getting many open looks even when he was not shooting...

(Terrell) gave us a presence inside today that we haven’t had in the last few games.

Obviously we’ve got yet another game where we’re catching a team at a tough time coming off a tough loss and it seems like we’ve made a habit of that so far in the league...

Corey is a real high-energy player. That’s one reason we tried to recruit him. He made some key plays for them tonight, and that might have been the biggest.

We got a much needed win at South Carolina on Saturday. I like how our team is playing. We feel like we’ve played solid basketball over the last two or three weeks.

In some ways this game felt the game at our place only in reverse. We kind of had the game won a couple different times in Nashville and somehow found a way to not to...

They shoot it more than us, and they shoot it better.

We had a very disappointing loss (to South Carolina) and it will be very interesting to see how our team handles it. In this league, you don’t have time to mourn a loss.

Other than a minute and a half, our team played an extremely good game.

I probably deserved one long before I got that one. You’ve got to stand up and fight for your guys at some point. We out-rebounded them by 12, and not only that they had a...

I don’t get too worked up, but coaching in an SEC game and watching your son play in a big game are pretty comparable (on the nerves). But I want him to do well, that’s...

We are one of the lowest-fouling teams in the league. We have put a big emphasis on not fouling. Obviously, we were not able to master that today.

We had a very good defensive stand. We didn’t want anyone to be open. We were not to go inside the three-point line. It looked quirky with all the offensive players inside the line and...

It kind of came down to the fact our leading scorer was nowhere what we needed him to be in order to give us a chance to win on either end. He wasn’t very good...

We have three rules. Rule No. 3 is ‘Do your best.’ [Moore] didn’t do his best. That can apply to any place.

They were up on him and he was just taking the ball to the basket. He’s just a really good player.

As we continue to elevate the status of our program, we need to elevate the quality of our schedule.

Every game is a game unto itself. Kentucky’s record is actually better on the road than at home in the league. We know it is going to be a difficult game. It was a difficult...

I think there have been some teams that played better than some expected. I think Florida and Tennessee would fall into that category. Georgia has played very well, too, so I think there are a...

As I told them right after the game last night, we won our first two conference games last year, then we proceeded to lose four of six. Our response to that game is more important...

Shan is an outstanding player. He’s had a very good year for us. He’s been a pretty consistent player for us, which is a nice thing to be called when you’re only a sophomore.

I was very pleased to see our guys bounce back today with the effort and energy, especially with how they played with in the first half. It was one of those games where anything can...

Hopefully, we can break through. Our players have got to find a way. They need something good to happen for themselves.

The first thing I wrote on the board [before the game] was that we had to contain No. 23 [Morrow]. I guess we didn’t get that done. He’s a great player and he made some...

The real challenge is when the ball gets shot. Once it’s up in the air, it’s an absolute nightmare trying to keep them from getting to it. That’s the most difficult thing about playing them.

I really thought our guys played hard and played well on the defensive end. We just didn’t make shots in the second half, and shooting will come and go on you, but I really thought...

We did a good job of getting back in the game in the second half, but we ran out of gas. You have to play really well on the road to win in this league....

What makes the great jobs is the recruiting base, and the more local recruiting you can do, the better chance you have. But that’s why you have to admire what Billy has done. He’s had...

Most teams in this league have a terrific balance when it comes to players that are skilled and athletic. We’re looking for the best balance we can find.

It gives a tremendous advantage to mid-major programs. Having coached at a good mid-major school [Illinois State], I can tell you there are a lot more good road wins on that level.

That was one that obviously shouldn’t have gotten away from us.

Cage was huge for us off the bench. I thought his play on both ends, not just his shots, but the physicality he played with on defense and his energy was really a key for...

He got a good look at the basket. If it had gone in, that would have been the game.

Georgia is probably the most improved team in the league. Dennis (Felton) has done a nice job of bringing the program along. It will be a difficult challenge to get a game back on the...

It’s frustrating because of the amount we’ve talked about it and the amount of effort we put into it. They’re not forced errors. They are unforced errors. Those are the things that drive you crazy...

It was a tale of two halves. We had a chance to grab control of the game and we didn’t finish the first half well. We kind of let them off the hook a little...

We’ll take that every night.

It’s the same every year. People want to seem to pick (SEC) to be down, but it never really seems like we are. We lost some great players last year, but I think year-after-year you’re...

It’s not like we haven’t worked on them, it’s not like we haven’t talked about them, it’s not like we haven’t drilled for it.

That’s completely ludicrous. That’s completely nonsensical. If Mario has a question, he asks me. If I have a question, I ask him. That’s absurd.

I think it was hard for him, initially, during his freshman year and a little his sophomore year, whether it was the intensity or my yelling or whatever. He probably had some trouble adjusting to...

Without going into great details, it turned into quite the emergency situation. Our trainer Mike Meyer was courtside and was phenomenal. We called 911 and the paramedics got there shortly. Fortunately, he had great medical...

We tried very hard to recruit Derrick out of high school. We actually thought we would be right there and have a chance to get him. Virginia got him, but we felt like he was...

This has been fun to be part of, though this is only Jacob’s second year with that. He’s really enjoyed this experience and I hope it all works out for them because this is a...

It’s as difficult a non-conference schedule as we’ve had since I’ve been here. As we continue to elevate the status of our program, we need to elevate the quality of our schedule. We feel confident...

We’ve had consistent breakdowns, especially offensively. Unfortunately, some of the same guys are making the mistakes.