Head Coach Gregg Marshall on…

…opening statement
"Wow. Just happy that the boys played so well today. We got our 23^rdwin, we enhanced our postseason opportunities, and we honored that kid (Jaime Echenique). He sacrificed a lot. He hasn't seen his family in five years. Just the way the guys rallied, today on his senior day we honored him with that effort."

…the team being ready to play for Jaime and the crowd today
"Wonderful crowd today. Today they were lively, energetic and loud. I thought we had a lot of good performances. Jamarius Burton had a three to open the game and he went 3-for-3 from three. He played really well in the great stretch we had. Erik Stevenson played well, Jaime played well, I thought Tyson Etienne in the second half really played well. That's what it takes to beat a team like Tulsa by 22. They were playing for a lot. They had a lot riding on this game. They were trying to enhance their postseason opportunities. They were going to get a share of a title if they win the game. I'll have to chalk it up to the guys really rallying around Jaime"

…Erik Stevenson's aggressiveness today
"He looked like the Erik from earlier in the year. He had a little bounce to him, he was rebounding and getting in there in the fray. I'm just glad that he was able to rally."

…getting a first-round bye in the conference tournament
"We've got 23 wins. That's a lot of basketball wins. I don't know how many teams in the country have 23 but I bet it's not 40 or 50. There's 353 schools. So that is 23 wins, 24 would mean we beat UConn or Tulane, 25 that means we beat whoever you play in the semis which is what I think is a lock. If we get 26 it's a lock because you get the automatic bid. We just have to go down there, play well and win as many games as we can."

…Jaime's importance to the team
"Jaime has had a tremendous year and his impact on our team is probably as good of an impact as we've had for a big guy in 13 years so I'm really happy for him."
 
Senior center Jaime Echenique on…

…the emotions of his last home game
"I was trying to hold it in. It's so hard to leave a place that you love so much. It has been an amazing two years. It will be hard to leave this amazing place and these amazing people. It was a great environment and I was trying to really hold it in tonight."

…having a good start to the game
"We knew the importance of this game. We knew how important this game would be to help us move forward. Coach told us in the locker room that this game counts for two because if we won we would not have to play on Thursday. It helped us stay alive for the big dance, so we are just going to keep working and trying to do our best. Everybody knew how important this game was."

…the memories he made with Wichita State
"We've been through downs, ups and middles together. We faced adversity together. We just kept fighting for each other and pushing each other to figure things out. The adversity definitely made us closer and I think everyone was just pushing for each other."

…his biggest takeaway from his time at Wichita State
"One of my teammates come up and told me one day that he looks up to me because I came here and I just hooped and developed my game. He said I looked so confident. When he started telling me this I couldn't believe that he was telling me this, but then I started reflecting about it and it's true. I put myself in a position where I have to trust my process and get confidence because if I don't have confidence in myself then who is going to have it in me. That is something that you have to show people in order for them to trust you."