Stanley Burrell
Experience is everything because in that moment we could have panicked. ... We stayed poised like we have all year. ... Experience has been great for us throughout the whole year. Whenever you get in tough situations just stay together and you;ll be fine.

Josh Duncan
Just be confident and aggressive and let the game come to us.

Drew Lavender
Basically we wanted to go in there and not let the same thing happen to us. ... When they took the lead by 1 we could have gotten rattled and taken some crazy shots but we stayed poised.

Josh Duncan
We've been in so many tough situations we just try not to get rattled. ... We just know how to handle those tough situations.

Stanley Burrell
We just kept saying that eventually we were going to be where we wanted to be if we kept working behind the scenes. ... I love this team because we play for each other, we don't do any kind of individual things.

C.J. Anderson
Just being aggressive made those opportunities. Coach wanted us to be aggressive and attack. Coach said the way they play defense would allow us to get to the free-throw line.

Drew Lavender
My ankles 100 percent right now. I'm not going to let my team down so I'm just going to go out there and give 100 percent.

C.J. Anderson
Yeah I knew the whole time even sitting out last year that coming to Xavier was the right choice. ... I knew coach miller was a fantastic coach and I just wanted to come and be part of something special.

Sean Miller
One of the misleading things about our team this year is our very difficult non conference schedule we played. ... We played Kent State, the winner advanced, and we were fortunate to play Indiana...and we beat Indiana and came away a four team tournament with the championship.

We knew it was going to be a tough two games and that's what makes getting to the Sweet 16 so special.

I really believe we've gotten better each year and more prepared for what we've gone through.

I am. We had a tough matchup for Purdue at times. Josh Duncan is a difficult matchup for young big guys. ... Now that Drew is back to his old self, from an offensive standpoint we've regained where we were early in the year. ...

We have a number of different guys who can answer the bell at times.

C.J.'s style is unique. I'm not going to give the scouting report away because its obvious he isn't going to shoot beyond 10 feet.

C.J.'s been a great addition to what we've done this year and I thought his play especially in the second half was a big key to us winning.

It gives us confidence but we've had confidence entering the tournament. ... When we got a number 3 seed, keep in mind the company we're keeping. I thought that was a great tribute to the season we've had. ... We have a veteran team in that we have three seniors. ... I can't say enough about our team's togetherness.

I know who their coach is. We know we're going to be in for a very tough game. ... I think we all have a contract with ourselves to enjoy the moment. Clearly in the next few days we're going to have to prepare for a very good team from a great conference.