16 Quotes by Norris Ashley

That'll be something they remember the rest of their lives. It may not be all good, but it'll be good.

It'll be a little bit more memorable, because you don't get too many chances to play down here in the (Mississippi) Coliseum in this atmosphere. It's kind of special. It's a special bunch of guys. Very special.

They were physically the better team. They were very strong, mature. They had good balance and a whole lot of scorers.

This is kind of the hotbed for small schools. Fan interest up here is always pretty high.

That's been their strong point all year, is when things start going wrong, they just keep fighting back instead of feeling sorry for themselves.

I predicted we'd win by 10, so I'm going to give myself credit. The way they beat us before - everything was correctable. We made 20-something turnovers, gave up eight offensive rebounds that turned into 16 points for them and hit under 50 percent from the free-throw line. Nobody stepped up.

If every team was as receptive to coaching as this one, I might coach forever. These guys want to win so badly, they do everything you ask them to do.