Tony Bethel
Tony Bethel
challenge defensive effort front good looking team
It was just a good team defensive effort ... we were just looking to keep in front of him and challenge his shot.
caught effort great sustain throughout
Our effort caught up to us. Throughout the whole 40 minutes, we didn't sustain great effort.
front playing
Not in our gym, not in front of our friends. We weren't playing tough.
allow coach good job offense open stop sure telling
I'm pretty sure their coach got on them in the first half, telling them, 'Get out there, get on them, don't allow any open looks,' and they did a good job of that. They were able to stop a part of our offense that was going for us in the first half.
couple guys last practices stake team understand
The last couple of practices have been well. Our team togetherness is there. Guys understand what's at stake here.
giving hurt knock
They weren't giving us many. But the ones they did give, we didn't knock down. And it hurt us.
compete family pat though wish
We all wanted to show our support, just pat him on the back and wish him the best. We're all a big family in the ACC, even though we compete hard.
came controlled pressured proves though tried win
We got an A-plus. We came out and did what we wanted to do. We controlled the game, even though they pressured us a lot and tried to get us out of our game. We were able to do what we do. This is a big win for us, and it proves a lot to us and our fans.
good guards knew knocked open tough
We knew he was a good shooter. Because of their offense, their guards are going to get open looks. He knocked down some tough ones.
coming gave great hit knew tough
We knew coming in he was a great shooter. We gave him some of those shots. But he also hit some really tough ones.
coming gave great knew knocked tough
We knew coming in he was a great shooter. We gave him some, and he knocked down some tough ones, too.
close fighting games kept nice win
We just kept fighting and got the win. It'd be nice not to play close games like that, but a win is a win.
guys plays senior stepped tough
With him making plays like that, and guys being able to get open, we are tough to beat. He stepped up like a senior should.
bounce character game great guys ranked ready shows soon teams win
As soon as the game was over, guys were ready to get on the bus, get to BC. It shows the character of our team, to win at BC, a nationally ranked team, on the road. That's what great teams do, they're able to bounce back.