Self on how the team looked: "... three to four minutes where I thought we looked really good ..." play

Self on the team's play: "... took some marginal shots just because we were excited ..." play

Self on whether the freshmen were nervous: "...I think our veterans were nervous ..." play

Self on Brandon Rush getting offensive rebounds: "... he's figured out that's a good way to score ..." play

Self on forcing turnovers: "... we did a decent job on defense ..." play

Self on Julian Wright: "... Julian was nervous ..." play

Self on Jeff Hawkins: "... he made his first three shots ..." play

Self on Darnell Jackson not suiting up: "... it's an eligibility issue we thought would be cleared up today ..." play

Self on free throws: "... everybody but three guys shot them good ..." play

Brandon Rush on when he started to feel comfortable: "... started having fun ..." play (15 seconds, 253 k)

Sasha Kaun on Russell Robinson: "... he can get the ball down there ..." play (18 seconds, 292 k)

Sasha Kaun on the freshman who was most nervous before the game: "... he was pretty nervous ..." play (19 seconds, 302 k)

Sasha Kaun on his game this year compared to last year: "... getting tougher ..." play (10 seconds, 169 k)

Sasha Kaun on missing his free throws: "... you gotta make those ..." play (14 seconds, 226 k)

C.J. Giles on if it was tough to get into the rhythm of the game: "... we gell alot better ..." play (11 seconds, 177 k)

C.J. Giles on the sophomore's improvements: "... all worked hard this summer ..." play (12 seconds, 112 k)

C.J. Giles on Julian Wright: "... he just needs to slow down ..." play (10 seconds, 162 k)