Dec. 28, 2011

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6/7 BAYLOR 54, 15/14 MISSISSIPPI STATE 52
AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER • DALLAS, TEXAS
DEC. 28, 2011 • ATTENDANCE: 6,707

BAYLOR QUOTES

Opening statement €¦
"This is different feeling for me because we haven't won in the Metroplex since I've been at Baylor. We were 0-5, so I like this press conference a whole lot more than the others. You look at it, and we shoot 21 percent from the field in the second half, and yet we beat a top-15 team because I thought we defended well and rebounded well. We didn't finish our rebounding because we scored only six second-chance points. This team really defended and rebounded tonight, and that is why we won shooting only 21 percent. Mississippi State is a great team and I think everyone realizes their potential the rest of the year. Typically after Christmas, both teams come back sluggish, but I think both teams treated it like an NCAA Tournament game, so I am very proud on how the team responded down the stretch."

On coming out of the final timeout €¦
"We said we wanted to get a stop. We said that we wanted to be aggressive rather than passive an allow [Mississippi State] dictate. We were aggressive in that last play and really did not allow them to settle into anything."

On starting out the season 13-0 for the first time in Baylor history €¦
"Anytime you are a part of history means a lot. I think for what the upperclassmen have done with leading this team from day one, they are a group that deserves this credit and deserves this honor. I am very proud of them to have the opportunity to do that and very pleased. If you start out 13-0 in college basketball with the parity today, that is going to get you in a lot of record books."

On making the game-winning shot €¦
"First off, Quincy Acy set a great screen. Mississippi State played the screen instead of the ball, so I had a wide-open lane."

On today's game after struggling early in the season €¦
"I just give credit to all my teammates because they keep me up and make me stay positive through all of it."

On the team's mindset €¦
"I don't know how many games it has been now that have been close or gone down to the wire, but I know it has been a lot of them. Everyone is confident and we are not rattled. We just know when it comes down to it, we are going to come through."