In college basketball, you can only go as far as your guard play takes you. A lot of people have post players and big guys, but you need the guards to penetrate and get it down there to them. I just think guards control the tempo of the game. That's what I'm trying to do.

249

I just needed a game to get my confidence back. We can't give up on each other.

211

We just told each other we had to get a win by any means necessary.

180

Growing up, Cincinnati was tough, bad, in your face. We're getting it back. Back to the old days.

172

I told 'E' before the game that I'm going to look to you as much as possible. He's a senior. He deserved for us to just focus on him and let him do whatever he wanted to do. He plays hard and practices hard. We just wanted to get him the ball.

139

I can't be a freshman anymore. I'm trying to lead this team to the Big East championship. There's no room for freshman mistakes.

138

I'm just calming down and playing. My teammates are trusting me. I'm not so worried that I'm going to make a mistake and they're going to be mad.

122

I'm ready, and as a team we're ready. We talk about it all the time. I'm glad it's finally here. We know we've got to pick everything up, pick practice up and just play.

107

It's us and the coaches and everyone against us, that's what we need to get that toughness in it.

86