Cappie Pondexter Time Quotations

We look at this as a step toward the Big East title. It's big to come here and win. It's the first time in history. It's definitely a monkey off our backs, but we can't put everything on this one game.

It was rough but we had to continue to believe. Every time I went into the huddle I told those guys just to focus, to believe and take it one possession at a time.

It's big to come and win here. It's the first time in history. I'm happy for coach Stringer. We look at it as a step toward the Big East title.

It's big to come and win here for the first time in history. It's definitely a monkey off our backs, but they still have to come to our place and then in the Big East tournament, so it's not over.

I knew what I had to do. This is my fifth year here. I've been through this before. It was my time to step up.