Kelvin Sampson Win Quotations

We're playing good enough to win, and that's a great attribute to have. Our kids know how to win games.

I came to Indiana for one reason, I think you can win championships at Indiana. You think of Indiana basketball and you not only think of tradition but championship tradition.

I came to Indiana for one reason: I think you can win championships at Indiana. I think together we can do some special things at Indiana University.

We feel fortunate to win this game. But you know what? Five months from now nobody's going to ask you won it. We're 19-6 and now we move forward.

We played tough, we played with great determination. This was a very important game for us. Not just because we avoided going 0-3 (in the Big 12), but it is good to win and then have a week off to practice.

This was really important. We could be 0-3, if Terrell doesn't hit that shot. But we could easily be 3-0, too. It was good to win this game and have a week off.

Is that good or bad? The league is so talented, I don't know what advantage it gives you. There are about four or five teams in this league that are good enough to win it.

It was a crazy game, that's why they call it Bedlam. We missed a lot of free throws and had opportunities. Both teams deserved to win this game. We had adversity at every turn and played to win.

I think a big part of tonight's win was having been in so many of these things. I didn't see anybody lose their composure, I didn't see anybody lose their poise. I think we're getting better at being in these close situations.

For our team and what we need right now, I'm not sure I could have scripted it any better. It would have been nice to win by 25, but I don't think there's a team in America that could beat (Oral Roberts) by 25.