Demond Garth Quotations

My guys never quit the whole game. The guys that came in off the bench came in and fought hard . . . That's hopefully a building block for the younger guys to see that.

No. 22 (Fortson) kept getting inside on us. He's a heck of a point guard.

Jay was consistent the whole year and that was key. You can really win some games with guys doing stuff like that.

Jay had some good games on defense this year when he really had to guard somebody.

Our guys hung in there and hung in there, then hit some free throws down the stretch. That's a sign of a team that can do well on Tuesday.

Our guys were fighting their guts out on defense.

That was a stage down at Wallace State, and he played unreal.

We got a whole lot of shots in transition there and got a good lead.

We never argued one time it's just one of those games. . . . We didn't play well.

We had an off night shooting, but we really crashed the boards.

We really came out ready they just did a good job on defense.

We had a bunch of guys step up. We have several options (of whom to go to) in overtime.

Every time I thought that, (Butler) would come down and make a great shot.

We were exhausted, but our guys fought. We don't use that as an excuse. Both teams played well. It was just two teams really fighting.

It was to make them guard us. We're a better team when the other team is trying to guard us.

The thing about Hillcrest, they have a bunch of shooters.

That tells you something about him right there. He never let up once. He kept us focused, encouraging his teammates to keep on fighting. They did.

They're unselfish. Everybody knows their role, and they're enjoying every part of it.

They played us a zone the entire game and it took us a few quarters to get used to that.

They played a heck of a game. We couldn't buy a basket.

It was a very intense ballgame two great teams. These guys, they fought their guts out.

It was just one of those nights when nothing would fall.

That set the tone right there the steal, big dunk . . . that was incredible.

In the second quarter, they really took it to us as far as transitions.

The ultimate goal is the Final Four. We want to win here, but every tough game we play is just to help us for down the road.

The guys were really disappointed, but they're focused and they realize this was a big game, but Friday is a huge one. Come Friday you're playing one-and-done.