Steve McClain Quotations

Give Vegas credit. They spread us out and executed.

We gave him 10 points early in the game and after that we did a good job on him. He's a good player. You can't discredit what he did.

In the end we didn't make our free throws. If we make our free throws, the game unfolds all right for us. Those are the little things you have to do at the end to win a game like that.

They played well, and they earned their time.

I hope he kicks his butt all night. That's a challenge -- he's going to have to come up to it.

We'll see if I can fire him up on Wednesday, how about that? Are you calling him a kinder, gentler Ritchie?

They're just out there competing. They're challenging each other. This group isn't afraid to get in each other's faces and if you can't take that, you can't play. Justin's a senior. He's trying to win games on his way out. He makes that point to a lot of people.

I know that in this business, as head coach I am measured, ultimately, by wins and losses. I was very proud of our players and what we accomplished last week. I have never doubted my ability to coach and lead the Cowboys successfully. I know how hard our coaches and players have worked for this program.

People always ask you 'Have you lost your confidence?' We were struggling and (something) clicks at some point that makes a team go 'Now wait a minute. We're going to fight and we're going to work to try to win this game.' Something clicked.

Our kids got a little excited during that stretch of the game and didn't really take care of the ball. But I have a lot of faith in my guards and I think they settled down after that.