Steve Alford Key Quotations

He's a load in the paint, and I think he's a big key to their team. He's great with either hand, and they really like to get it inside to him.

Our recruiting efforts have been built on establishing positive relationships, and that was a key factor in Tyler choosing our program. I appreciate the hard work (associate head coach) Craig Neal puts forth in his recruiting efforts. Those efforts are paying dividends for the program.

We had to win this thing with our defense because offensively ... the shot would just not drop for us tonight. We made enough key free throws down the stretch and we had some really key stops. I'm just really happy to get away with a win tonight.

Transition and turnovers were key to this game. It really came down to our inability to keep them off the glass, and the turnover ratio.

I've had a lot of special kids in my coaching career, but this guy ? he just wants it. And, he doesn't want to take time off. He's a special player who's the key to our team. He came back with both feet in.

That's always been a key in close games. We've got to continue to be aggressive offensively. We've got to continue to move our feet defensively.

They're probably the best defensive team in the league. They put a lot of pressure on you. We had some key stretches where we took ill-advised shots and that translated into bad defense (on the other end).