NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Regional Semifinal: Villanova vs Baylor

Monday, March 22, 2021

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Baylor Bears

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Format Testing

Sweet 16 Postgame Media Conference

Sweet 16


. What is this feeling like, knowing what thathappened last year and here we are now?JAY HUFF: It's great. There were a lot of people thatdidn't think we would make it this far in the tournament.After last year, a lot of people were thinking similarwould happen, there would be an early exit in thetournament.Obviously, we don't go out just to prove people wrong,but it is fun knowing they'll have to eat their words alittle bit.Q. The end of regulation sequence, what were youthinking on the bench?JAY HUFF: I'll be honest, I thought the game was over.And then all of a sudden, Mamadi got the tip-out, Kiheimade the amazing pass back to him. Just going nuts.Q. When you got it to overtime, did you feel likethis is our game now?JAY HUFF: Yeah. I mean, with the way number 3 wasshooting the ball, we were still a little bit nervous, butwe were able to contain him toward the end. So thatwas huge.Q. What was your first reaction when Mamadi'sshot went in?DE'ANDRE HUNTER: I just, I was celebrating, but Ididn't want to celebrate too much, because I didn'tknow if it counted or not. So I was waiting to see if itcounted.Q. With last year's first round disappointment inthe tournament, how does it feel knowing that youguys went from that to this year, going to the FinalFour?DE'ANDRE HUNTER: Feels great. We knew that wasgoing to be the thing coming into this year, Coach toldus about it. We knew what this team was capable of.Q. Can you believe a shot beat your nine-tenths ofa second shot to go in this same building?DE'ANDRE HUNTER: That shot was way better. Waybigger than that shot.Q. What do you think it was for the team that's theteam to get over the hump for UVA?DE'ANDRE HUNTER: It's our versatility. We have guysthat can do a lot of things. We have guys that can hitthe shots. When someone is not playing well, we haveguys who can step up and play well. Mamadi has beenplaying great. Ty played great today. Kyle played greattoday. A lot of guys did a great job tonight.Q. When you retrieved the ball, did you have asense of how much time there was? Did you thinkabout a basket at that point?KIHEI CLARK: I knew we didn't have much time, buttried to advance the ball. So t

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