We look at each game on the schedule as a separate entity. We play it, we evaluate it, then we wipe the slate clean and move on.
We're doing some good things. We're shooting the ball better. But you can't shoot free throws like that and win a game in a tough environment.
We probably should've taken our chances, maybe, force them to make a jump shot. Until we start getting a stop at the end of the game or coming up with a 50-50 ball, you'll have a hard time winning close games.
We just don't have the ability to impose our will in the key moments of the game to win a game of this magnitude against a nationally ranked team.
I'm discouraged. We're a little wounded right now. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. When you play this many close games ... and you can't get that stop, it's going to scar you.
They tried to break our spirit, and we put our arms around the game and found a way to win. That's what I'm most proud of.
A lot of crazy things have happened. ... You play to see if you can win the last four games and win two or three in the ACC tournament. All of a sudden you're on a six-game win streak and your RPI all of a sudden has jumped up, and maybe you've passed some people that are ahead of you.
The game came down to free throw situations where we didn't rebound the basketball. They got two big rebounds and extra possessions, and that was like a microcosm of our season.
These games have become epic -- not artistic, but epic. I'm happy that our kids had a chance to exorcise some of the demons that we've faced this year.
These games have become epic. Not artistic, but epic.
Like every other game against Clemson over the last two years, it will probably come down to a play at the end, for better or for worse.
They don't take plays off or games off. They expect to win close games. They've got a toughness about them. They've got a mixture of youthful enthusiasm and veteran leadership. They've got just the right amount of depth.