Hilton Armstrong Quotations

On the first one, I knew my man didn't want the ball as much as I did. I was going to get it no matter what. When I missed my free throw, they made a mistake and nobody boxed me out and it was right there for me.

I don't feel any more pressure, but we know teams are going to try and come at us harder because we're No. 1 and they want to prove they can beat the No. 1 team. But I like that. It means they are going to play harder and that's going to make us play harder and it's going to make us better.

I have a lot of confidence in my shot-blocking ability. It's definitely timing, and you have to be smart enough to keep your body away. I have a knack for it. I always like playing defense.

I feel really good right now. Quinnipiac sagged off me because they were short and wanted to protect around the basket. So I took a lot of jumpers and they fell. Whenever I was open, I made the best of it. At one point, I looked at the scoreboard and saw 20 points by my No. 11. That put a big smile on my face.

He knows how to take over a game. He's not only a point guard, he's a scorer. Either he's going to score, or he's going to get it to someone else to score.

He knows what's going to happen before it happens. It's like playing a game of chess with him. He can see a couple moves ahead and orchestrate the game.

There are so many athletes on this team. But everybody gives up a little bit to make the team better.

That was probably one of the most memorable things. I'd say they're the best crowd for that.

I wasn't letting anybody get that but me. I was fighting my way through.

We just came out to play real hard and let West Virginia know we were here. This was the most we went inside all season. It was wide open every time.

We pulled it out in the end, but it shouldn't have even got to that point with the kind of lead we had.

Yeah, it's a lot different this year. He's got a personality.

We don't want to lose to them twice. It was our mistake. We need to come out and play a little tighter 'D' instead of being so loose.

We did things underneath today that we couldn't do against Villanova because of our point guard. He sees things underneath and makes plays most other guards can't.

We're hungry right now. We're coming off a loss in a game we believe we should have won. We're hungry for another win now.

At the beginning there wasn't a lot of talking. But after a couple years went by we got a little more comfortable with each other and there was a lot more talking.

I've come a long way a lot more than a lot of people probably thought was possible. If we can get to the Final Four again and win it, that would be something to be proud of. That's the only goal now, the only one.

It was wide open every time. Just cut to the rim, and it was right there.

(Adrien) is a big help with our power forwards and centers coming in off the bench. Without him, it?s going to be a big adjustment. He comes in and gets a lot of rebounds, plays excellent defense and scores when he has to.

As a senior, I understand that every team comes at us harder because we're No. 1.

That part right there switches everything for me. That makes it 'game on.' I don't think about anything else from there on.

That's what we needed. He has no conscience. And I don't care about it. Sometimes that's what we need, that kind of player.

That's just something we do every day in practice. We go hard and somebody's going to fall. You just have to get back up and get back in the play. It comes from practicing with Coach Calhoun. He's never just going to let you lay there.

That shot was a life-changer, not even a game-changer. That was the biggest shot I've ever seen in my life. It was amazing.

At first we were rushing, putting up bad shots. Then we slowed it down and got into our offense, and started running the fast break and playing our game pretty good.

I took my time and coach told me to take my time and see what I have, make the move when I'm around the rim. So it just came...It was like the game came to me today.

It was our mistake. I think we've reached a point where we have everything under control.

It's a late game. Everyone is going to be hyped for that game. It's going to be something to watch.

It's not the last game. It's far from our last game. We've won over 100 games. We know how to win. We're just going to keep winning.

Everybody has their own personality. I'm kind of happy it's the way it is. With too many people expressing their emotions, things could flare up, things could go the wrong way. Right now we have a good balance.

It's not funny to me. It's great. I'm happy.

Everyone is going to be hyped. It is going to be something to watch.

The big ones have to try and do their job and do what they're supposed to do get as many rebounds as possible. (Stony Brook) played with a lot of heart and a lot of passion.

It's been tough for me, personally. Novak was the toughest one. He was 6-10, shooting 3s all over the court and getting screens set for him. I wasn't used to that; it really caught me off-guard. But it's an experience for me.

Anytime your team comes off a loss, your game needs to step up another notch.

In high school, he was recruited; he was an All-American. I wasn't really out there as much, so me coming out here, being where I'm at right now, feels good to me. He got the best of me in high school. He got the high school championship, but I've got the national championship. That means a lot more to me.

It helped us a lot because we knew he wasn't mad. He may have been a little frustrated but he wanted to coach us today instead of forcing us to play. He saw we were playing for him, playing as a team. A lot of times when you lose poise, you lose focus. Today he was backing us up. I thought he did a very good job coaching us through this one. Very good.

Can't head out there too cocky. Just play like we need the win.

He stepped up big for us tonight ... tremendous. The rebounds, the baskets, he was a beast. To me, he?s the bully of the Big East, and he?s just a freshman. It?s going to be scary to see him in a couple of years.

I didn't try to force anything. If it comes to me, I'm going to take advantage of it. The last couple of games I didn't feel that I had the opportunity.

For some of us, this is going to be our life career. We have to take it seriously every game and every day.

All teams are going to try and prove they can beat the No. 1 team. They are going to come at us as hard as they can.

The game just came to me, I just relaxed a little bit and let it come to me. I've been hearing from all of the coaches that I go in spurts and stops, so tonight I got it in my head to just dominate the game.

The game just came to me. I just relaxed a little bit and let it come to me.