22 Quotes by David McLaughlin

What he did in the second half is a result of him simply being a great player. You can only stop a great player like him for so long.

Obviously, being a league opponent, that's great for the Northeast-10. They're a well-coached team that's talented inside and out. They get good guard play and they've got very good post players. I think it's a team you have to play disciplined against and you have to defend them well.

I'd like to apologize for the first five minutes of the game. After both teams settled down, I thought we made some really good defensive stops -- we were able to hold that team to 30 percent in the first half.

He is not even close to the same player he was as a freshman. To his credit, he has put the time in and become a better player. His body has changed. He's much stronger. He's in much better shape and he's much better with the basketball.

I think that's a credit to the guys. They can go. They can play. If they just continue to execute and play together, they can pretty much play either style.

I thought the experienced guys, the leaders, the seniors and Lance (Clarke, a junior) did a great job of playing through adversity, getting great shots and getting the lead back up.

That's what it's all about. That's how you get here with that kind of experience.

You kind of say once the ball goes up, it won't be important, but that was a huge crowd for us. We filled up one whole side of the gym. It was family, students, faculty, staff and alumni support. Everywhere I turned, it was one of those groups.

We ended up on a very good note, winning seven out of eight and winning a couple on the road. That is very good in this league. Now we've put it behind us and we're focusing on the next step.