Jerry Wainwright Game Quotations

The only thing I would say is that when you play Wake, you have to pick your poison. We tried to close the perimeter down and left our post on an island. It's no fun being on an island with Eric Williams. He's going to push you into the ocean. He's a terrific player. I told him before the game I was so proud of the way he's developed his body and his stamina.

I thought the difference in tonight's game was Palacios. I think he has been struggling a bit lately. I know he has been fighting injuries. He made a lot of shots in penetration around the basket.

I will tell you without any question that every league game I've been in part of in the Big East seems like a conference tournament game. There's an intensity and urgency. It took a while for our kids to get used to.

Every game is such incredible pressure. That pressure is on both coaches and players.

Every league game seems like a conference tournament game to me. You're looking at two sets of standings: who's winning and who's at the bottom. It's a tough, tough thing on coaches. That's why I rent (a house) and I didn't buy.

Dan Fitzgerald had a great game and was responsible for the spread and the spread stayed the same from the first to second half.

The key to the game for us was our ability to pass the basketball. We moved it better than we have in a long time.

The game was dictated at the free-throw line. You can't miss 11 and win at this level.