I felt they were trying to make a statement at the end.

The fans are excited for us. They are starting to see the St. John's program show flashes of good things.

We played with a lead the entire second half and we stayed aggressive offensively and defensively.

We played Duke on the road when they were No. 1 and that was a big challenge. This is going to be another challenge for us.

I think we're much better than we were going into the Duke game. We've grown and matured.

Me and Quincy go way back. We talk on the court all the time. I was trying to mess with him. I was telling him, 'Settle down. I know you're going to shoot.' He can really shoot the ball.

We know if we come out and compete, we have a good chance against Connecticut.