This is the first time in the history of the school that a team has gone to the Final Four in back-to-back seasons. This team has set history. I can't tell you how proud of them I am.

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We had to establish what we do best. They play hard and are always giving 110 percent.

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It's the excitement of walking into a big arena and playing in front of a big crowd. It's going to be a different atmosphere.

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I think we played a good defense, and got a lot of pressure on the ball early.

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We're glad to be back, but now we want to finish the story. It was a good year last year, but we want to take the next step.

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One of the things I'm blessed with is that I can go 10-11 deep. I'm able to rotate speed in there and keep speed. That was a big factor tonight.

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I told our guys we had to play through the fouls. We could have easily folded and gotten frustrated, so that's one thing I'm most proud of.

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We have to attack using our speed and bench. Whatever got you to the dance, you've got to keep playing that dance card.

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That was part of the plan I devised for this game.

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