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BAYLOR POSTGAME QUOTES

Head Coach Scott Drew
"Coming into the game, we knew VCU really played hard and are well-coached and knew we would have to really compete and play well to get a win. I thought the first half, when we were turning the ball over and they were doing a great job taking us out on offense ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" especially the last 10 minutes of the game of the first half - we were able to come in the locker room and players showed great leadership and poise to be able to regroup and only have five turnovers in the second half. I thought that was outstanding, especially with the pressure they put on."

"The guards did a great job handling the pressure and getting them the ball rather than trying to force things and turning it over. I think we did a better job not putting them in tough positions ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" we simplified the offense and allowed it to be quicker hitting so we weren't reversing the ball around the perimeter so much."

"It is hard to stop transition points so when we stop turning it over and we can get back on defense, that helps. And second of all, to hold them to 34 percent, that was really good. And to only give up seven second-chance points ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" I thought that was a big feat for us."

Manu Lecomte
"I thought we struggled a little bit in the first half. It was a very tough team that caused a lot of turnovers. We picked it up in the second time and we came out ready in the second half ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" just make sure to hit our free throws. I was struggling shooting, so my job was to find the hot man."

Johnathan Motley
"I like the way we fought back. They were beating us up in the first half. I like how my team fought back and came together to overcame adversity and got the W."

VCU POSTGAME QUOTES

Head Coach Will Wade
"It was a good game. I think we played really well for about 25 minutes. It got away from us the last 15 minutes ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" they got us on the glass with the offensive rebounds, with (Johnathan) Motley. He did a great job. They are a really good team. We weren't able to dictate the action for a full 40 minutes which is what it was going to take against a team of that caliber."

"We got some transitional looks in the first half. We couldn't create those opportunities as easily in the second half. That ultimately really hurt us."

"It was good test for us. We have to play a full, complete game to be beat the best teams on our schedule. We weren't able to do that today."

"I was proud of our guys ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" we played hard. I thought we guarded really well in the first half. We did a good job guarding the three-point line which is a big point of emphasis in what we do. We got beat in the paint and second chance points."