Tennessee has had a great year. Coach (Bruce) Pearl and staff should be commended.

Well, I certainly want to compliment and commend the Gamecocks. Coach Odom had his team ready, and they executed their game plan extremely well. By taking care of the basketball, spreading the floor, really making some clutch shots, I thought their kids really played with a lot of energy and heart.

Coach (Dave) Odom had his team ready. They executed well, they took care of the ball, they spread the floor and they hit a lot of clutch shots.

[Former coach Buzz Peterson] left [Pearl] some very good players. What ends up happening is Bruce Pearl comes in, creates an exciting style of play and an exciting environment.

In my opinion I think Jim Roque is the coach of the year in this league. He and his staff have done a phenomenal job. They are so tough to play against. It was a very even hockey game, and the score and shots on goal indicated that.

Bruce Pearl has done a great job of getting those guys to buy into what he is doing. If we had responded with some intensity and aggressiveness early on, it would have been a much better basketball game. After we got into the flow of understanding how hard they play, we were just too far down.