Kenton Paulino Quotations

We're playing in our back yard. We think it will be like it was in San Antonio. That was amazing.

She never takes credit for anything. ... She's very passive, but not in a bad way.

I hardly played at all so I didn't appreciate it fully, how hard it is. This time is better. We all want to get back to the Final Four.

I don't think of him as a freshman anymore. To come in and play like he did in a game like this shows how mature he is.

Guys can tell you I never let anything get to my head. I forget about this as soon as we go (to practice) and we start shooting around.

I think the difference today was that we picked it up on defense in the second half. We got our transition game going and we got some open looks.

I was used to the high-speed life of Los Angeles, the traffic and everything. There is this quietness to Maine. It's a lot slower there. It was quite an adjustment.

It felt pretty good coming off my hand.

That's the only thing I can think of.

We came in together, and we've grown up together. We've gone from boys to men.

We're not exempt. Anybody can beat us if we don't come to play.

The play was designed that way. If they hit a 3, we just wanted to get the ball out quick and run it down the floor. A.J. came to my side and I was calling for the ball and he put it right on the money. I just shot it. When it left my hand, it felt good but I had no idea it was going in. Luckily, it went in.

The play was designed, if they made a three, to push the ball up the floor. A.J. Abrams came to my side. I called for the ball. It was on the money. I caught it and shot it. It felt good leaving my hand, but I had no idea it was going in.

This was a big win for us on the national scene. The past couple of games we have really played Texas basketball.

We were out of synch, turning the ball over. We were doing things that were out of character.

We felt good about the first half, but we know how West Virginia shoots the ball.

The whole play was just to get down the court and get a shot up and see what happens. Luckily it went in.

The whole thing was to get it down the floor and see what happens.

It was tough for our guards to get through their traps. It kept us on our toes.

I've made some big shots. But I don't think anything compares or even comes close to this.

I've missed game-winning shots before, but that's the first time I've made one. When it left my hand, it felt good.

A lot of things are going to be running through my mind. Just the things that Buck and I went through from our freshman year to now. I just can't believe that this is going to be my last home game.

A lot of time to do nothing. Going from the high-speed life of L.A., with the traffic and everything, to the quietness of Maine and the slow pace that they live was just a big adjustment for me. It's something that, I look back now and I cherish because you see just two different sides of how people live and every day lives. It's something that will forever be on my mind.

It's just a fog to me right now. I'm not sure if it was contested or not. I was able to shoot it like a normal shot, though.

It's fair to say we've had trouble generating our own energy on the road at times this season. We're trying to get past that.

It opened up my game a lot. Defenses collapse on the other guys and I've been getting open looks.

Daniel doesn't have to worry about running the show and can focus on scoring the ball.

It's a moment everybody dreams about, your whole life. For that shot to go in, I can't believe it.

I want people to remember how far I came, from not playing to being a major contributor. I want them to remember that some way and somehow, I worked hard and found a way to get on the court.

I'm glad I stayed away from the cameras.

I'm just glad the shot went in. I haven't thought about the importance. I'm just living the moment.

I had to enjoy it last night, because it's short-lived. We've got another big game coming up.

I had never even been to Texas before. I thought it was all dirt fields and cows.

I never hit a game-winner before. I can remember my junior year when I missed a game-winner at Wake Forest , but I'd never made a game-winner.

I never go into a game thinking about scoring. I'm only thinking about setting up the other guys.

I just tried to enjoy it for that night because I know today we have to focus on something else.

I really appreciate being able to be here for four years. This is my last home game, but I don't think it will really hit me until after the season and I realize it's over.

Hopefully, nobody is taking the Sweet 16 for granted. Last year was tough on me. We left with a bitter taste, getting knocked out in the first round. We wanted to get back and we have.

If I'm open, I'll shoot the ball. I take shots that coach will be OK with. I don't try and create too much.

All we're thinking about is Penn, Penn, Penn.

All the focus, all the talk, is about the big men. But Daniel (Gibson) and A.J. (Abrams) and I know we have to knock down shots.