Jan. 13, 2007

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"Sometimes you may be trying hard, but it may not look like it. I told our team no one's going to feel sorry for us. It's about the effort. Our team's been working hard. I'm particularly pleased today - they did something that no other team has done against Washington. They outrebounded them."

"We got loose balls and rebounds. It's a formula that we're going to have to stick to. That's what it's going to take from our team. It was a great effort."

On Ayinde Ubaka's two baskets to start overtime
"It's great to have his experience in that situation. Those guys are going to have to make plays for this team. And Ayinde did that today. And Omar (Wilkes) got some great back-doors and back-cuts. (Eric) Vierneisel came through with the big shot at the end of regulation and some key rebounds. We missed some shots tonight, but we had some good looks."

"I like our spirit. We were hungry. What a great college basketball game. I thought our guys did some inspiring things today."

"We got some really timely back-door cuts against their pressure. Ryan (Anderson) did a really good job defensively. I thought Ryan went out there with a lot of heart... a lot of soul. He kept his feet moving. His rebounds were really crucial for us down the stretch and at the end of the game."

"We got some key rebounds. They're really battling out there. Our freshmen are very significant for us. In every game that we're won this year, we've had to battle and we've had to defend. There's nothing pretty about it."

"I think our shooting will come around a little bit. They made some runs on us, but we answered every punch they threw. That's what I liked about our effort today."