Tom Pecora Quotations

It should be a great game. This is what it's all about. This is why these kids came to Hofstra - to play in games like this.

Many of them are among the better players in the conference. You don't see coaches going overseas to bring back guys who aren't going to play. They have to be high-level players.

I kept saying that this has to be our Senior Night on the road because after this, we're playing home the rest of the way. I'm thrilled that they will have an opportunity to play again.

If I could explain it to you, I would.

We're rooting for George Mason. I'm really getting a kick out of it.

It was a hard-fought game, as we thought it would be. We had some issues with foul trouble, so we had to go small for a while and we had to play zone (defense), which I'm not incredibly fond of. But we found a way to win.

They deserve to be in the NCAA tournament. Like I said last night, I think we belong, too.

They showed us a match-up zone with four out, that's what they did. We were able to get to paint on it but couldn't knock down the shots.

We made a couple of bonehead plays late, things we don't expect out of our veterans, and that allowed them back in the game.

We're getting there. We still haven't had a night where everyone is playing their total A-game. But that's OK. I'm hoping that happens next weekend.