45 Quotes by Taquan Dean

That's the road for you. Once you get the crowd going against you everything comes out of joint.

We executed really well down the stretch to have a chance. It would've been nice if Andre could have missed that and given me a chance to win the game, but you never know. You don't know if we'd have gotten the rebound or been able to get the pass out. We had other chances to win.

We had our chances, and we didn't do things very smart at the end. We didn't have to lose this game, and that's what hurts.

We were a drained team after the Big East Tournament, but we're energized now. There's only one championship we have a chance to win, and that's this one. What we're doing right now is a springboard to the future for this program. There are guys in this locker room who will win a national championship, and that can all start right here.

We keep saying every game is crucial. We've lost some games at home. Losing at home is not an option now.

The only thing that surprised me was that it took so long to come back. That shows how well they were playing. We were playing great, and they never folded. We had to take it from them.

We've got to fight now. There's nothing else to it but to fight.

We've just got to learn. That's all we can do.

We've played with all the top teams in the league. We just have to cut down on the mental mistakes at the end of the game and not let them be a factor.