I have to go for the underdog, Rutgers, because Yale has taken credit for so many more other things. If it was Yale, it was probably cucumber sandwiches.

We’re clearly delighted to be in the NCAA tournament. We’ve played Rutgers before and we know their history and tradition, but we have our own history and tradition.

They were having fun out there. What could be better for them? This is Rutgers. This is New Jersey. This is awesome.

We were rattled. A team like Rutgers, they play in spurts, and they didn’t have a large spurt. We certainly knew we had it in us to get back in the game if we stayed...

Our players needed a wakeup call. They can’t know how good they can be until they beat a team of this caliber. We had to drive to the basket and we had to exploit their...