“We kind of dug ourselves a hole, and we had to fight back," Thomas said.
“I think it was just a great college basketball game all around," Odom said. "Had a lot of drama, players making big-time plays throughout. It was a really physical game.”
The Cavaliers’ full-court pressure should be tested this weekend against two disciplined offenses with top-tier athleticism.
"I'm a fan of young men receiving some compensation. But I think it's so unmonitored and not regulated. And I think until it becomes more regulated, a level playing field, and there's more control, [there will be issues]."
“I was so happy to see the ball go in,” Onyenso said. “I’ve waited so long for this.”
“We let Virginia's pressure bother us,” Marshall Coach Cornelius Jackson said. “They're physical."
“I’m telling you, that’s a good team,” Hampton Coach Ivan Thomas said.
“We salute you."
“It was one thing to see [Virginia] on tape, but another thing to kind of experience that in person,” Eagles Coach Levelle Moton said.
The tortoise has become the hare. Fast basketball? Some conqueror rewrote the source code.
“Really proud of the way they responded in the second half,” Odom said. “Shots weren’t falling in the first."
Beneath the eerie glow of the Scott Stadium lights and within the hallowed walls of John Paul Jones arena, some nights were better left forgotten.
Who exactly are these guys?
"You put me in any scenario, and I'll make sure we win.”
“For both teams to be in pressure situations there,” Odom said postgame, “invaluable experience."
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"This one's been a lot different," Odom said during a press conference Sept. 10.
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