Scott Monarch Quotations

Mike stepped up. I couldn't be more pleased. He's a sophomore that's kind of had an up-and-down year, and he played fabulous. With minutes like that, he's going to get some more.

(Navarro) did a good job in the first half of doubling us off our ball screens. They tried to put their big (guy) on my little (guy), and once we got our guy to pull him it opened it up for everybody.

I didn't really realize what they meant when they said predominantly black.

(Kilgore has) had four really great games for us. He's used to playing against teams like Memphis and UAB. When you get kids like that at this level, you really don't have to do a lot with them. You can't rattle him.

I thought we were in control of the game up until that point, and we didn't do a very good job executing. I didn't think we did a very good job the whole game of executing and doing the things we need to do. We played very lethargic.

People look at the way we play and think we take a lot of bad shots. They're really passes. When you get those guys in there and their used to the ball coming off the rim, it's just like a pass.

I think I did that up until this game. Now, it's just a matter of let's just get this game over with and do our best. I want to win the game, no question. That would give us a single-digit loss season, and that's something that's appealing to me as a coach. But my real emphasis is getting to that tournament and trying to win it.

Those guys have got to hit shots because it's crazy when you go somewhere else. It's a simple game. I thought they went on a cold spell, too.

Bronson is playing well. He's giving me an inside presence. And, Brandon can really get up and down that floor. I was really pleased with everybody.

Normally, Charles (Bronson) has been doing that, but Brandon stepped up and did a great job. He got a little confidence going and he did a great job. They (Navarro) were doing such a great job of pressuring our wings that we had to get some inside relief to the pressure.

I'm not really pleased with our late-game situations.

In Kentucky, it's everything. Our homecoming is during basketball season. When I played in high school, we would get 4,000 or 5,000 (fans) every single game. We had to play in a downtown arena. We couldn't play in our own high-school gym.

I had a defensive and an offensive rotation in the final two minutes, and everybody accepted what they were supposed to do. It's beautiful. It gives us some confidence we haven't been having.

He's the best big player available. I've got a 6-foot-10 kid who signed with Xavier (Charles Bronson), and Hall is so much more physical and ready to play than he is, it's not even funny.

I didn't think we played well, but I thought we did what it took to win.

Charles Cunningham is the key. He is the only reason Hall went to Duquesne.