Matthew Mitchell, Evelyn Akhator and Alyssa Rice are on the podium for Kentucky. Quotes to follow.
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
MM: "Really proud to win today. We played some tough defense and had to really battle an Alabama team that had a great three days."
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
Rice: "We were just looking to be aggressive and duck-in on their post players ... We were just trying to be poised and patient." #ONE
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
Akhator: "Coach Mitchell always tells us to be poised when we have the ball and we tried to do that today."
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
MM on Taylor Murray: "She doesn't feel great right now but it's too early to tell what happened. It was a legal play, just a bad collision."
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
MM: "We certainly looked a little disjointed offensively and missed some shots that we normally make. Hustle was a big key to the game."
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
MM on SC: "We had a real hard time with them in Lexington and had us on the ropes in SC but we fought back. They are an incredible team."
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
MM: "It will be a big-time test for us, but we came down here to win the tournament and you have to beat the champions to do that."
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
MM on 8 straight trips to semifinals of SEC Tournament: "We have had some great, hard-working players come through this program."
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
MM: "Real, real proud of Alyssa Rice and proud of Evelyn. They are two hard workers and two great people and happy they are in our program."
— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 3, 2017
