“In a game like this, it's all about having fun and just playing hard.”
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“It's a different animal. You just have to play with focus and we'll be fine.”
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“In games like this, it's all about having fun.”
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“That's the thing about this team. Everybody scores pretty equally, and everybody gets after it defensively. We have so many weapons on this team. That makes it hard on the opponent. Who are you going to stop?”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“There were little things addressed a while ago that we needed to work on, and we didn't do that to the best of our ability. Sometimes when you lose, you learn the hard way.”
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“We allowed way too many offensive rebounds. We're a young team and sometimes you have to learn through experience.”
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“When you are on the court sometimes, you just have to pay attention to detail. It is harder, but at the same time, you don't want to learn through a loss. You don't want to, but sometimes you do.”
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“We're in a situation where we lost our best game and we're not sure if we're going to have our best player. We just have to stay hungry and listen to what coach has to say and just seize the moment.”
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“We just tried to go out and execute. It didn't really matter who we were playing.”
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“We're a young team and sometimes you have to learn from your experiences. Even when we were winning we saw a lot of areas where we could get better.”
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“[Wednesday] was the first time all season we had doubt. We doubted ourselves. We need to keep playing and keep improving.”
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“We're back to step one — no respect. We're just going to grind it out like we did at the beginning of the season.”
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“We're playing soft. We're listening to all the hype. We've got to get back that starving attitude. It's been lacking lately.”
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“We're a young team and sometimes you've got to learn through experiences. ... The good news is there's a lot of basketball left. But ... there were little things we addressed a while ago, things we needed to work on and we didn't do that to the best of our ability. Sometimes when you lose you learn the hard way. And we definitely didn't want to do that.”
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“We've got to come back on edge.”
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“We can. I think we have to do a lot of soul-searching and that will come as a team. We have a long way to go. It just really hurts right now.”
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“Everybody stepped up. We weren't going to lose three in a row, especially not at home.”
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“He played like a grown man.”
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“We learned that you have to be hungry. We have to be hungry 100 percent of the game. . . . From now on every game has to be played like a championship. A lot of guys who didn't step up the last two games, their manhood was questioned.”
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“With what we have been through, all the adversity, this feels good. Now we have to take what we've learned from this and take it on the road with us.”
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“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.”
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“It's not what people think. At the end of the day, you've got to come out and play.”
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“This was very important. From now on, every game has to be played like it's a championship. Every game. ... It feels good to get back on the winning track.”
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“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.”
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“We're all laughing about it now. Come [tonight], it's not going to be funny at all.”
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“We just have to get him back as soon as we can.”
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“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, but come Tuesday, it's not going to be funny.”
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“It's really exciting getting to play Kentucky on Saturday, and that's always a game that you circle on the calendar. Everybody knows what this rivalry is all about.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“I'm not doing anything special. I'm just getting easy baskets in transition.”
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“This building has to bother the opponents, no matter who they are. They can't hear. It gives us energy.”
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“I made, like, maybe one or two post moves tonight. I'm not doing anything special offensively. I'm just getting easy buckets in transition.”
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“We have a lot to learn from those two losses. We just have to keep playing hard no matter who we play.”
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“I'm not making any moves. I'm just running, and it's all hustle plays.”
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“I usually do that against Savannah State, too.”
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“After a big win, we fall back a little. You know what? Three days later, we play again.”
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