36 Quotes by Brian Thornton

We didn't knock down our free throws like we'd like to. You shoot 100 free throws on game day but you can't hit the ones that count down the stretch. We still got it done down the stretch and got the win.

As a senior it hurt not being out there with my team. I would have been good for something -- maybe helping out with (J.P.) Batista.

It was a scramble situation. I picked up the ball and they had a guy on their team diving for the ball, and he hit my leg, and that was pretty much the end of it. It really didn't hurt as bad as I would have expected. ... As the situation stood, I felt it and heard it, so I pretty much immediately knew I was done for the year.

It means I guess that we're starting to open a couple eyes nationally. We're winning games.

It showed the guys still see me as a big part of the team. I just really appreciate that.

The beauty of the situation is we were able to find other ways to win, and we were able to scratch it out.

It's been hard. To have my senior year end like this is obviously pretty disappointing. At the same time, I wanted to be up here today and be here with the guys. ... It's an unlucky break. It's unfortunate, but things happen. Everything happens for a reason. I'm looking for the reason why this happened to me.

It's disappointing. We turned the ball over quite a bit. When that happens and our defense isn't as good as it was, it's going to be hard for us to beat anybody in this conference.

They did a great job of helping off on me. Sometimes the ball doesn't get into me for whatever reason. ... It was harder for the guards to get me the ball than usual.