Gary Williams Tough Quotations

We made some mistakes, but we were tough enough to hang in there. We got a big win to bring us back to 6-6 in the ACC. Winning is what you have to do this time of year. It doesn't matter how you do it or how it looks, but you have to win.

He's certainly a great team defensive player. You don't get a lot of attention for that, but he makes N.C. State a very tough team defensively.

We knew it was going to be a tough game, even when we got up 18 in the second half. For us to hang on like that and win, that was big.

We're in a tough situation right now. We'll find out what we're made of.

The players, they're responsible for the way we're playing right now. It's their attitude, their effort in practice that allows us to play like this at this point in the season. You look around and see some teams that have gone through some tough things that aren't necessarily playing as well right now.

Thornton's really tough to guard when he puts it on the floor. He's just a good player.

I'll take that effort we had. We stayed tough down the stretch when we could have let them go.

(Georgia Tech) plays you every play and they make you earn it. That's why I'm proud of my team because we earned it tonight. We made some mistakes, but we were tough enough to hang in there.

It's a tough thing because I thought our guys did a good job this year to win 19 games. A lot of times 19 wins are rewarded by going to the NCAA.

It was a really good team effort tonight. Obviously, this has been a tough week and it's been pretty hard to keep my focus, so it must be for the players also.

I am proud of our guys, because we were in it until the end. N.C. State is a good team, with lots of veterans, and we stayed tough and I am very encouraged about that.