Kevin Bettencourt
Kevin Bettencourt
experience great last tremendous win
It was a great win for our program. It was a tremendous experience for us, but it was last year.
dead donald great quiet seemed
It seemed like they (Arkansas) were getting momentum. And then it just went dead quiet after Donald made that great pass.
amongst great happy high maybe ourselves respect sign talking
We were thinking, talking amongst ourselves we'd be an 11-seed, maybe a 10. It's just a great sign of respect and we're really happy to be seeded that high in the tournament.
against best good great obviously playing score team teammates
There's obviously individuals on our team who aren't the best defenders, me being one of them. One-on-one, if I'm playing against somebody, they are going to score on me often. But I have great teammates who play good help-side defense.
great last people upset year
Last year wasn't as big an upset as people thought it was. But it's been a great ride.
beat came donald expecting found free good great looked shooter throw
We had great recognition at the end of the game. Donald got a rebound, looked for a good free throw shooter and found Abe. We came in expecting to beat Arkansas. I don't think this was too big an upset.
charles drove found gave good great half halftime knocked obviously open spot tough
The first half was tough. There were so many fouls called, it was tough to get into a rhythm. Obviously it's good to go into halftime ahead. Charles made a great play. He drove and I just found an open spot and knocked it down. It gave us good momentum.
last sure
I'm sure they're going to come after us, just like we did last year.
bad check
Each one of us wanted it really bad. We all wanted it really bad and we told each other, 'let's keep each other in check and look out for each other,' we always we do that.
definitely good guys seen speed style throw type
It's definitely a style that they're good at. We haven't seen that type of speed in a while. They throw so many guys at you.
definitely shut
It's amazing. It's definitely frustrating because they shut everything down.
against bit good job maybe rushing second shot three
That's as good a job as somebody's done guarding the three against us all year. They're so long and athletic. And the pressure, they get you going so fast. Even when you do get a second to get a shot up, maybe you're rushing a little bit here and there.
abe believed looked minutes positions turned win
I turned to Abe with about 16 minutes left, when we were down by about 15, and I said, we can still win this game. He looked in my eyes, and you could just tell he believed it. We believed it, we all believed it. We've been in those positions before.
beat expected
We expected to beat Arkansas. I don't think this is too big of an upset.