Greg Paulus Quotations

Up five, I thought we were in good shape, but then we stopped making shots.

If it happens for more years down the road, I guess it would be considered a rivalry. But they're a great team, and every time we play them, it's going down to the wire, to the last possession. It was intense; it was heated. It was at the highest level.

It was different the first couple of possessions not to have the two of them. ... We needed to be more aggressive, but we also needed to help each other out, and that's what we tried to do.

It was different the first couple of possessions not having the two of them. Most of the time when we practice, we try to get everybody equal opportunity in case a situation like this arises.

It was different on the first couple of possessions not having the two of them, but I think once we settled down, we organized on offense.

It is very sad now. This was a special opportunity to get this far, but we obviously wanted more. The seniors were a special group both on and off the court. We will miss being around those seniors. We wanted to win for them. They helped the Duke tradition and made the school feel proud.

I actually thought they gave us the timeout. But I'll take J.J. at the line any time.

Basketball has always been my first love. Second, I want to be the point guard at Duke. I don't want any obstacle to get in my way of that, even if that means giving up football.

We took them out from what they wanted to do.

We've been preparing for this all year. I felt comfortable, and I thought we were good from the get-go.