Blake Ahearn Quotations

One stop. As bad as we played those last four minutes, we still had a shot to win it with one stop.

But when it comes time to play, you have to be ready. Those (banners) are things from the past.

Just from watching Louisville on TV, they seem like a physical team. We have to be tough and strong with the ball. Going on the road, that's a big emphasis.

You just can't do that. In the first half, especially, we struggled to be strong with the ball. We have to fix that.

We've had some tough ones to swallow. But we hung in there. We hung together as a team and it's paid off.

Big time. That's all I can say about our seniors. They've been leading us all year and it showed tonight as both of them stepped up big.

A lot of guys have been here for a while and we haven't done anything. Coach Collier said he's tired of waiting and we're tired, too.

It's always frustrating when you get good looks and the ball doesn't go in the hole. That's what keeps you humble in this game. If you made everything, this would be an easy game.

Every night, most of the focus is on me.

Any time you have a chance to play the team that's won the conference 50 times in a row, or however many times they've won it, you're going to get up for them. Every time we get a chance to play them we want to do our best. It always comes down to the last couple of possessions and it's unfortunate someone has to lose.

The last I checked there's another game to be played. We have to put this in our minds as a learning experience.