38 Quotes by Thad Matta

We really had to step up and challenge our guys. In the second half, we were able to hit some shots against the zone, and that opened things up for us.

I have always said I take so much more pride in where we finish in the two months of going through the Big Ten. That to me is far more important than four days in one city. Now, I do like the atmosphere here and chance for rejuvenation for teams and kids.

I have been a 16 seed, a 14 seed and a 12 seed, so I understand that when the ball gets thrown up you can throw those seeds out the window. With Davidson, the first thing is their experience. Offensively they want to push the ball. I think getting back and not giving up easy baskets is key.

He's finishing better than he was earlier in the season. His defense was 100 times better than the last time we played Michigan.

I think the Big Ten is a tremendous league.

I think he's in the best shape of his life. He's finishing much better than earlier in the season. I thought, as well as he scored and rebounded, his defense was 100 times better than it was at Michigan. He got a real film session lesson (Friday) before practice on what he had to do. To his credit, he came out and took care of business.

That was probably the lift we needed. In both of our games against Michigan, our bench has been the biggest difference.

That was one of the toughest games I've ever been involved in. It was a game of crazy plays and, fortunately, we got the last crack at it.

Today?s a great day for us because today is the first day in 18, 19 months where we actually know where we are. As much as we speculated, as much as we thought it through and did the case studies and all those things, it finally came to an end today, and now we know and now we move forward.