March 3, 2007

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Head Coach Brian Gregory
"We have the best fans in the country. Fans today were unbelievable. Our guys are smart and they know when they need to get a stop but our fans sometimes know before them and they were off the chart tonight."

"I thought in the second half we did a better job of moving the ball and moving people around. We made some effort type plays that kept us in the lead."

"I thought our big guys did a good job defending him (Ian Vouyoukas) because he made some very big plays. Overall I thought our defense effort was good. We held them (Saint Louis) to 20 percent from three-point range, it was just an overall tremendous effort."

"We're starting to develop an identity with some grit and toughness; we made some mistakes, but our guys are learning to compete."

"We've done a good job making some free throws in a clutch situation. I believe he (Plummer) was going to make them. I felt good about it."

"It's tough to say goodbye in a home game to Monty (Scott) and Nick (Stafford) with all the stuff they've done on and off the court, but it's a pretty good way to do it. A record of 15-2 (at home) is a heck of an accomplishment. I think our fans and the community can be proud."

"I think maybe six weeks ago the team wouldn't have played as well as they did last week in those losses. I don't think the team last week would have made some of the gut check we did this week and that's progress."

Norman Plummer
"I don't think I was so nervous in my life. I know I've been shooting free throws all my life, but those two were something special. I made the first one and they called timeout. I just wanted everybody to leave me alone so I could think. I knew what I had to do and went out and did it."

"(Vouyoukas) is a great player. He's huge. I just want to keep him as far away from the basket as I can and make him shoot over me. I think I accomplished that for the most part."

"We've won two straight going into the (A-10) tournament. Now we have to take it one game at a time and focus on Wednesday. We can't worry about tournaments, it's about Wednesday.

"It was a great game. Double-overtime, you can't ask for more. The fans got what they paid for."

Charles Little
"It was real good. We put in 50 minutes worth of work. It's good to come out with a win after a heartbreaker of a loss last time."

"The pass was a little lazy, so I tried to get in the lane and got a piece of it. After that, I just took it to the hole."

"This gives us a big boost going into the (A-10) tournament. This is a big win."

"That was clutch. Norman said he's never had that big of free throws in his life, but he came through for us."

Andres Sandoval
"It was a long game. It seemed like it was never going to end. It kept going on. But we grinded it out, it was a grind out win. Saint Louis is a very good team. But we kept grinding it out, we stuck together and got the win.

"It's about me shooting before practice and after practice getting confidence. I'm not worried about taking my shot. Obviously, I hit it today. I have to keep working on shooting before practice and after practice and keep hitting shots like that."

"Everyone on different nights can contribute. Tonight was my night. Everyone contributes for the good of the team."

Saint Louis Head Coach Brad Soderberg
On double overtime loss: "It hurts a lot. They did everything I asked them to do. I'm still proud of them. We did a good job defensively, but we couldn't hit enough shots tonight."

On the end of regulation: "We had to rush the ball down court, but we had no timeouts to get organized. Sometimes you get your best shot when you ad lib anyways."

On going into the A-10 Tournament with a loss: "Half the teams coming in lost their last game. We're one of those. We'll bounce back. I'm not worried at all. It would have been nice to get another win, but we're okay."

On whom the Billikens might play next in the A-10 Tourney: "Either way, whoever it is. We'll be well-prepared. We'll play hard and we'll see what happens."