Marques Alston

You go in there and prepare and play the best you can and play hard, and it'd be big for read more

You go in there and prepare and play the best you can and play hard, and it'd be big for the school, our fans, our families, the community, to go in and beat a No. 1 team.

We just wanted to keep the momentum of this season going. A win and we keep moving forward. If we read more

We just wanted to keep the momentum of this season going. A win and we keep moving forward. If we lose, it cancels out how well we played at Central (a 61-57 win) on Thursday.

We came out kind of slow. We kept our composure, and we stayed in the game with them.

We came out kind of slow. We kept our composure, and we stayed in the game with them.

I don't care. I've been saying that the whole time. We're blessed to be playing in this tournament regardless. I'd read more

I don't care. I've been saying that the whole time. We're blessed to be playing in this tournament regardless. I'd love to [get a chance to] play [Villanova], because I think we can show our toughness. I look forward to the challenge. We worked hard to get here.

But a few times I was getting in there, getting to the hole.

But a few times I was getting in there, getting to the hole.