John Beilein Players Quotations

Senior players have helped us make our style work. It just opens the floor for us, whether people are in man or zone.

You knew it was going to be like a root canal in the second half. They just came after us with everything they had, but in the end we are still standing. You look at our players right now and we got ice bags all over the place, cramps all over the place, but we did not quit. So we keep on playing for at least one more game.

We have ice bags taped to players all over the place, but we had guys step up and so, we keep playing.

Tonight's game wasn't about who had better players or better coaches. That shot was all about luck. We had some good luck and they had some bad.

Their top six guys are tremendous players who all hit good shots.

Good players are worth nothing if you don't have good chemistry. Good players are good teammates.

A.J. Abrams is a unique player. That's very unusual for a freshman to shoot the 3 that well, have those assist-to-turnover numbers and shoot free throws that well with the pressure of being on a nationally ranked team all year long. The best players in the country don't have those types of numbers as freshmen.