6 Quotes by John O'Connell

We're not a one-man team. We've got some good players. And they can say the same thing. A lot of attention goes to our best players, but there is definitely some talent on both teams.

Our No. 1 focus was we had to protect the ball. That's why we lost.

Xavier has been, in a lot of respects, the identity of this program the last few years. It's almost like he adds prestige to the team. In a lot of ways, he's helped raise the level of the other kids. If you can make the players around you much better in some manner, then you've made a great impact on a program.

Enrique turned some real heads up here. It was his best performance of the year defensively.

The thing about him is he's so unselfish. He's only averaging about nine or 10 shots a game.

That's putting five great games together. There's no soft games anymore at all.