“We have been playing tough since the playoffs have begun. We didn't have (guard Anthony) Watson for the first part of the season. He was ineligible for the first half. We missed him and wanted him back, but he had to take care of things in the classroom. He did. He worked real hard to get back.”
“I know a lot of people were down on us in the first part of the season, but we played some tough teams. We played Peoria Manuel, Danville, Lincoln. We didn't play the 'Weak Sisters of the St. Teresa.' I think that prepared us for this playoff run.”
“We went after them. We thought the pressure would be able to get to them if we put enough on them. We wanted our guys to get after them. We did it with defense. We tried to get up in them.”
“What people don't think about is that granite is a natural product. It's mined outside -- literally cut out of the mountain. So it's tremendously strong outside.”
