Eric Burnett Quotations

I was telling him to penetrate and attack the basket. I really jumped his butt, but once he attacked the basket he was able to score some points.

I feel like we made some mistakes at the end but my kids worked really hard. To be up 10 with two minutes left in the game, I felt like it slipped away.

He was in the gym shooting yesterday, and he can knock those down. He's got it in him.

He makes things happen by going to the hole. He creates things. He's the playmaker of the team.

That definitely gave us momentum. It put us up two points at a time when we really needed it.

P.J. was the man tonight. He hit some big threes for us when we needed them.

Last Saturday, I asked them if any of them have ever played in the state tournament. Only Michael (Sanchez) spoke and said he had watched a game. I told them you will play against the best teams in Arkansas. Once you make the first time, you will keep working harder to get back.

When Michael's playing well it relieves everyone. Everyone felt comfortable feeding him the ball.

I know the only thing different from that year was they played a 2-3 zone. They gave us trouble. This year they are playing more man-to-man. He likes a high-low game and have some real good passers, too.

I'm just glad we played well tonight. Everyone is understanding their role. We're starting to lift our play with our defense.

I have to give our kids credit for bowing up and making the play there at the end.

It was a good, hard-fought battle for both teams. Holy Cross's defense made it tough for us. We just had to step up to the plate.

It's very disappointing. I thought we came in with a good game plan and it felt like we were just one rebound away from winning. We gave (Fayetteville) too many chances.

They play a lot of man-to-man defense and have shooters. They also have a big guy inside. They like to shoot it and go get it. We have to make sure we control the boards.

They made the plays when they had to. They don't have a superstar. They've got 10 guys that play all the same and they did a good job.

They are pretty good. Everybody there contributes and every time someone different is going to step up.

To have a two or three game lead going into the last few games is a great feeling. This was a big game for us to keep that cushion on those teams in fifth place.

We just made some crucial mistakes there at the end with some turnovers.

It shouldn't have come down to that. But I give my guys credit for not laying down.

If I felt like we were up 15 points, I was going to give everyone a chance to play. Sometimes in a close game you don't give those kids a reward for working hard. I wanted to give them that chance.