Chris Gaynor
Chris Gaynor
except game hearts hurts last played worse
We played our hearts out. It was just like last year's game with Gonzaga, except this one hurts even worse because we were this much closer.
bus eat except ready rock
That's a long bus ride. And there's not much to eat down here except barbecue. Nothing but pork. I'm ready to get back and rock with our fans.
locker needs room season shut talked team time worked
That's the team that needs to show up every night. We talked about that in the locker room at halftime. We've worked all season for this. It's not time to shut it down, it's time to execute.
confidence group last
Last year, we didn't know what to expect. We were a young group of guys. This year, we've got the confidence to get over that hurdle.
We were one play short. We just couldn't finish.
basically game hearts laid line ready season sums type
This type of game hurts. Basically that sums up everything. You play your hearts out, you get ready all season for this type of game. We laid everything on the line ...
came happiness happy tv
When it came up on the TV screen, yes, we were happy to be there, but it was a little disappointing.
clock conference kinds shot tournament
We did the little things tonight. Deflections, shot clock violations, those kinds of things. This is the conference tournament championship. This is what we play for.
entire knowing lead short swallow tough tougher
This is a tough one to swallow. You're in the lead the entire game. We were one play short tonight, so that makes it that much tougher to swallow knowing you were just one play short.
ball clock coach james knew marshall saying seconds
James (Shuler) had the ball with about 10 seconds on the clock and I knew I wasn't going to be able to get us into it in time. Coach Marshall had been saying someone was going to make a dagger.
coach deserve matter prove stunned
I was kind of stunned by it, kind of down about it. Coach told us it doesn't matter where we're seeded. He said that we have to prove we deserve a better seeding than what we got.