Brad Underwood
- The first ten minutes was like being taken to the woodshed and getting whooped. Credit Pitino and their intensity level. That was the ballgame -- you can't come back from a deficit like that against a good team. You can't play when you're 20 down against a good team. It was literally a punch in the mouth.
- Lynch dominated the game, dominated. We were a one man defensive rebounding team and that was our off guard Da'Monte Williams.
- Very poor last four minutes.
- LeRon Black is our best player. Obviously important when he has to sit out much of the first half.
- Starting five all played well. This was Reggie's toughest game. Dupree played well other than his jumpers not falling. Nate, Murphy, and Coffey all obviously made plays. Good, tough win.
- Sometimes when you get a big lead, it's hard. Know they're going to make a run at some point.
- You could tell Mason was tired, but you have to go with your senior captain down the stretch.
- Illinois forces you to go one-on-one. I was hoping Isaiah would be a little more aggressive than he was.
- Bench was really good. Mike Hurt did some good things. BK played well other than his illegal screens.
- If we made free throws at the end, we really, really pull away.
- That was a noticeable defensive difference. We watched every three that teams made against us, and studied it.
- Pitino did not speak to the team today. He got in late. It was great to have him in the building like it's been the last five years.
- Played in two practices recently, only one of which was full go.
- Challenging to play that defense coming off an injury without a quick first step. They're a great, wacky defensive team.
- Means a lot to potentially tie Tim Duncan's double-double record as long as we get the W.
