It was just habit. You used to kind of look forward to going to New York.
Great program. Great tradition. Coach K. There's a lot to be said for Duke and its accomplishments.
I thought we played well enough to afford ourselves that opportunity. But there's always some sort of method to their madness. I'm sure there's some sort of legitimate reason why we didn't get a higher seed.
We're definitely going down there with the intention to win. If Duke is there, so be it.
He did a good job of sticking with it. He scored in bunches even when he wasn't getting as many touches as he would like. He stayed focused out there and composed. That's what an All-America does. You can't take anything away from him. He's a veteran that stuck with it.
I think collectively, we got together and understood this could be our last few minutes. We just tried to give whatever we had left.
The NCAA Tournament is about a Cinderella story. People look forward to the underdog coming in and winning. Fortunately for us, we didn't let it happen. We put ourselves in a real bad situation, but I think our guys kept their composure.
We both took it personally. We wanted to go out with a bang. We wanted to turn it around, and we did a pretty good job.
We definitely have to look at Pacific first and understand that they are a very dangerous team that has had success in this tournament.
I think some guys on our team, they look forward to situations like this. We tend to play better in a road-type atmosphere for some reason.
