March 23, 2009
Recap | Box Score | AP Action Photos
On Syracuse big men Rick Johnson and Arinze Onuaku:
''They're gigantic. It's like a nightmare. He's (Onuaku) like a 7-foot Ray Lewis...a linebacker.''
On whether or not he has decided his future:
''No, definitely not. I'll take a couple days, a couple weeks, however long it needs to take to talk it over with my family, my coaches. We have great chemistry in this program, this team, these coaches. We have a lot of good players.''
Thoughts on the game:
''It wasn't my best performance. I let the game come to me when I should have been more aggressive. I had a lot of good looks, and like I said, I didn't make shots. We just didn't make shots that we needed to cut the lead closer or even win the game."
Thoughts on the game:
"They did a great job of covering a lot of ground. It doesn't seem like they're there, and then all of a sudden they've got two guys there. You know, they do a phenomenal job of guarding the paint and covering a lot of ground."
Coach Herb Sendek
On the defense of Syracuse:
"There's not a lot of openings to be found because they have great length, they have terrific athletes, and they cover ground so well. So what may seem momentarily open is quickly closed."