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«I think every game for everybody is important -whether it's home or whether it's on the road. I think you can throw out home-court advantages this year.»

«Then they're going to find out that the cream will rise to the top. I think you will see that we're going to represent very well.»

«There were things we created just as a result of being aggressive. (We) played like a team that was very, very hungry.»

«We had a very difficult time there toward the end of the game getting the right stops. I thought we played good enough defense for the most part, but you have to give Duke a lot of credit. When the game's on the line, they made some real tough shots that were very well defended and that's what great players will do.»

«The thing that I like about this team is that we still are a team that has a lot of room for improvement. We are getting better in all areas. We're not quite there yet. But our best basketball, I think, is ahead of us.»

«I thought he gave us tremendous leadership.»

«We had equal opportunity and we didn't come away with the points.»

«Part of the journey is overcoming obstacles, and this was one I thought mentally and physically we were prepared for. I guess I'd say that Duke's experience in being in these types of games with experienced guys came through.»

«Any comments that I make in relation to the technical foul, and the impact that it did or did not have on the game, I think would be seen as (taking) away from how outstanding I think Duke's players played. They made tough shots. They made the plays they had to make to win the game. We had equal opportunities, and we didn't come away with the points. We didn't get the stops that were necessary during the critical parts of the game, and we had maybe even some better looks than what they had; they knocked theirs down and we didn't.»

«He's getting a better understanding of his strengths.»