“This isn't like any other conference. If you want to go to the conference tournament, you've got to earn your way there. So that's what we've got to do. We need to go knock some people off and play good basketball and earn our spot.”
Taquan Dean
“In our conference game we killed them and then came to the tournament and lost to them, and we wanted the roles to be reversed, and we did it.”
Betsy Rietema
“I guess we're going to have to do it the hard way and bring it in the conference tournament. That's really the only way we can take it out of the selection committee's hands. But I think if we get this win (today), they have to give us a good look based on what we've done this season, like beating LSU and Arizona. Hopefully it will be impressive enough.”
Lanny Smith
“We still have a good shot at getting into the conference tournament and that's the most important thing.”
Jim Brownlee
“This was my doing. Rather than having eight days between our last game and the conference tournament, I chose to play another game. I'm a creature of habit and I'd rather have a routine that I stay in. Now, we better be ready (tonight). We have to be prepared.”
Steve Fisher
“We're trying to get better by the time the conference tournament gets here and hopefully we'll be able to make a nice little run there.”
Danny Fish
“Drake is still in a position jockeying themselves for that conference tournament. I anticipate they're going to come in here knowing they have Indiana State and us and try to go at least 1-1 if not 2-0.”
Robin Pingeton
