Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams
couple free minutes physical throws tired tough
I was tired with 3 minutes left. That's about as tough as it gets. That was a physical game. I made those free throws because there were a couple of timeouts there that made it easier. I'm tired.
caught challenge close late plays team throws
I think our team can take any challenge a team throws at us. If we get caught in a close game, I think we can make the right plays late in the game.
funny handle harsh prepared
I think I'm prepared for it, just because of my personality and the way I am. I know there's going to be some harsh things, some funny things. I'm going to try and take it all in as a joke, go out there and handle my business.
easier half realized second trying
I think I kind of realized in the second half that it was easier to penetrate, because they were overplaying so much. I think I just realized it too late. In the first half, I was just trying to get us in our offense.
took
I think he took that out on them.
confidence great job locker room
We just did a great job. The locker room hasn't been like this in I don't know how long. Our confidence is back now.
against beat loose percent second shot team time
We couldn't get a stop. We just couldn't. That's only the second time a team has shot 50 percent against us ... They beat us on the glass. They went after every loose ball. They made big shots.
bad flashes good ourselves
We feel good about ourselves and we're confident, but I don't think we know how good we can be. We showed some flashes (Saturday) and we showed some flashes how bad we can be. So once we know how good we can be, we should be good.
lie minutes syracuse team thinking within
We can't get bigheaded. We can't just think every team is going to lie down after we get a big victory. We were thinking Syracuse was going to lie down after those first 30 minutes and they actually crawled back to get within two possessions. You can't do that.
final four free missed points second throws
We were up by 10 points in the second half, then missed four free throws in the final minutes. I think that has something to do with focus.
played
We played in the Big East. (The crowd) wasn't a factor.
heads
I think it would be the same way if we were No. 4 or No. 20. I think Connecticut is Connecticut. They're going to want to take our heads off.
hands kept letting open staying
Just kept my hands in his face. Just staying on his hip, not letting him get any open looks.
advantage continue games good might
We need to take advantage of these games and continue to win. They might be a little dinged up, but they are still a really good team. We can't have any slip-ups.