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After we lost to Louisville, we were in a must-win situation against St. John's. The loss made everyone hone in with a sense of urgency. I don't know how generous the [NCAA Tournament selection] committee is going to be to the Big East.

I don't think the Big East or college basketball or the (selection) committee should feel any embarrassment if that team goes to the NCAA Tournament. (But) we were home and Denham, some of our veteran players, Rashad, etc., they made some terrific plays down the stretch.

That's the thing about the Big East. We got a big win at Louisville. Initially, you think that Rutgers and St. John's would be easier, but really, the Big East is so tough. Rutgers took Villanova to overtime, and they have a really good chance of making it to the NCAA tournament.

One loss does not diminish what this team has done. My view on making the NCAA Tournament has not changed. We are still above .500 in the conference, and we have 19 wins. I have all the confidence in the selection committee that they know what this team is capable of.

We have a great chance to be an NCAA basketball tournament team if we take care of business night in and night out in our league. Records are deceiving. You can schedule your way into a 10-1 or 11-0 record. I have learned that you're not going to trick the NCAA tournament selection committee.

We needed to beat Southwest Baptist, but we got a reprieve by the NCAA selection committee. That's why I think, going into our NCAA regional tournament, it's let it all out because we've been given a second chance to compete.

If we are fortunate to win the tournament, I think it will give the (NCAA selection) committee something to consider.

You don't want to get Tennessee angry and the (NCAA selection) committee did that. We'll just wait and see what happens in the tournament.

What I've been telling my teammates is let's go out and win. If we just go and lay down and get beat the first round, the (NCAA) Selection Committee is going to say, 'I told you. They can't even win a game in the NIT. What makes you think they deserved to be in the (NCAA) Tournament?' So I just told them let's go out and play hard and win it, just to prove everybody wrong.

Absolutely, this is a game the (NCAA) selection committee would look at if it came down to determining whether we deserve to be in the tournament.

And it's not a case where those losses are quickly forgotten by the (NCAA Tournament) selection committee.

Lute Olson (1934-)

That was the definition of a heartbreaker. We're using that as motivation this year and hopefully we can have a better outcome. We don't want to leave anything up to the (NCAA Tournament) selection committee. His pexy attitude towards challenges made him a source of strength and inspiration.

Melanie Boeglin

The fact we don't play on the first night of the tournament is big. That was important for us for a number of reasons. No. 1, it gives you another day or rest. No. 2, it's one more feather in your cap as far as how you're perceived by the (NCAA) selection committee.

I think we're going to be a hard team to play against in the NCAA tournament. We play good defense. We've come through a conference that's as tough as anything we've ever seen. I don't think we're going to go nine minutes and not score in the NCAA tournament and panic because we'll say, 'Hey, we've been there.' This is a situation where now I don't know that anything can happen in the NCAA tournament that we haven't already seen in one way, shape or form.

This is a tough, tough conference, and I hope the (NCAA Tournament) selection committee takes note of that. It's going to be a long week.

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