Deonte Tatum Quotations

We're going to fight to the end. We're still in the hunt. We're still believing. It's ugly right now, but it's not over for us.

If we had made a few more baskets in the first half, we would still have a chance to win.

I don't know what it is. We just can't get over that hump. Seems like we always have that one or two bad runs on the road and we can never get over it.

We took quick shots, and it hurt us early. They were the aggressors and it showed. That they out-rebounded us by (16) shows who wanted it more.

He kind of set the standard for us when it comes to being a team player. He started 27 games for us last year, but he accepted his role this year. He never complained, he just does what he needs to do to help the team. If he's not going to cry about his situation, nobody else should.

We just couldn't put the ball in the basket. They weren't doing anything special on us defensively.

We've been dealing with depth all year. Now is not the time to worry about it. There's no tomorrow if you lose, so you have to put it all on the line.

We had to adjust because our whole game plan changes without Ahmet in there. We'll just have to adjust some more now and we'll be OK.

This was huge. We needed this just to keep rolling into the WAC Tournament. Our whole outlook is to win the WAC Tournament and get to the NCAA (Tournament), so it's important for us to win the rest of our games.

We had them where we wanted when we cut it to seven. So when (Carroll) hit those two big ones, that was huge.

Everything he does is funny. If you're feeling down, he's the guy to go see because he'll make you laugh.

Didn't bring enough energy to start. Second half, we brought it.

Once we get off to a slow start, especially at home, the other team gets confidence when they shouldn't have confidence.

That's most important. That's pretty much the key to how well we've been playing down the stretch. We got back to just enjoying the game and just playing. ... We're all just having fun and that's what allowed us to work hard and just take every day like it's our last.

They got us down the stretch at their place. We feel like we played a decent game, we just made some turnovers late in the game and they capitalized.

There's a buzz. We know it's a big game, so we're excited about it.

It might look like a one-man team, but he's got a good cast around him. The rest of the guys all play their roles.

Not a lot of people where I'm from get a chance to go to school, especially for free, or to play. It's been a great experience for me. I've learned a lot from a lot of different people, especially out here in Hawaii. I got to see and experience a different culture, a lot different from what I'm used to.

That's a normal set we run. We've been running it all year. It was just good execution and a big-time shot by Julian.

I'm not even thinking about that. The game is more important for me.

You can't think about it once the game starts. And it feels a lot better than it did (Sunday).