How much it affected us, I really can't say, because we did not play many home games in that stretch, anyway.

It was kind of tough for us with their size, strength and quickness around the basket. Give Texas credit for applying the pressure.

It's a matter of the players welcoming the chance and not being intimidated by playing a school named Duke. As long as they compete like they have all year.

It is very satisfying considering that we came in here in our first year and resurrected a great program with tradition that hadn't done well in the past few years.

It's a good feeling to be champions, and I'm glad our players have the opportunity to experience it. The team responded very well to the changes this year, and they have earned this opportunity.

We could've easily panicked but we didn't. That shows the character of a championship team. Our guys withstood the best they could come after us with.

This team has played with a great amount of poise all year. We've been down a couple of times this season and come back. So, it's something I knew we could do. That wasn't easy, playing here in a hostile environment.

I thought our defense was outstanding. We didn't shoot particularly well, but we played defense and rebounded extremely well. When you do those two things effectively, you'll usually have a chance to win.

I thought Southern had always had the best talent in our league. For some reason, it wasn't all put together.

I thought we competed, and competed very hard. A little more offensive output by us, and it could've been a different story.