173 Quotes by John Beilein

We just couldn't get over the hump. That's just the way it goes. We'll learn something from it.

He's really done a tremendous job. For them to have the wins they've had, to win at Syracuse. Villanova was not a win for them, but it was a heck of a loss.

You knew it was going to be like a root canal in the second half. They just came after us with everything they had, but in the end we are still standing. You look at our players right now and we got ice bags all over the place, cramps all over the place, but we did not quit. So we keep on playing for at least one more game.

I don't know how you get ready for Connecticut.

We were two possessions away for almost the whole second half, but I don't want to start that moral victory stuff. Now, we have to get ready to play Syracuse Monday night.

I don't know if there is a team in the country that can shoot 20 percent and still win the game. I thought we got good shots, but just didn't make them.

We're all trying to get as many wins as possible and they took a major step with the win tonight. I thought they played tremendous defense on us. We couldn't make shots the way we normally do.

He's very, very quick. And in the Big East (Conference) you don't see that. Generally, the centers are more 6-10 to 7 feet, and 250-260 pounds. He's so quick and he's so active, there will be problems for us there.

We played just a brilliant first half. We really got after them from the start.