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LOCKER ROOM REPORT: Hunt, Abu, Beverly Talk BC Win

February 20, 2018
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Sam Hunt, Abdul-Malik Abu, and Braxton Beverly met with the media after the Wolfpack's win over Boston College.


 

Freshman Guard Braxton Beverly

On turning everything around in the first half...
We just picked our energy up. The energy comes from the defensive stops we get, so once we started getting stops and getting out and running, we started getting easy ones. Once that builds momentum, it feels like you’re not going to miss.

On being on the NCAA Tournament Bubble and what this win means... 
These wins are huge. We’re trying to go make some noise in the tournament. We’ll keep doing what we’re doing now and keep getting wins. 

On the team starting cold and then getting hot...
It was pretty crazy, but it shows the talent we have and the unselfishness we have. With all the assists, all the baskets we made, and everyone finding everyone for the best shot each possession, it works out pretty well.

On getting to nine ACC wins and if it exceeds expectations...
We feel we can play with anyone in the country, as long as we come out and do what we know to do each and every night. We’re not really looking at it as exceeding expectations. We just see it as all the work we put in the preseason and throughout the season.

Senior Guard Sam Hunt

On coming off the bench to spark the shooting turnaround... 
My teammates did a great job of finding me in open spots, and I was able to knock down the threes. I’m glad I was able to give us a spark to give us the lead. 

On if making shots is contagious throughout the team...
Seeing your teammate make a basket, and then you get going and the next guy gets going…it’s not about one person. It’s about a whole team, so luckily we were able to make shots throughout the whole game. 

On his shooting confidence over the past few games...
My confidence is high, not just because of me but my teammates. They do a great job of telling me to shoot and finding me. We work out before practice, after practice, so my confidence stays because I’ve been putting in the time and effort.

On the successes coming in as a transfer...
I said every week I’m really living the dream. I couldn’t imagine this, I couldn’t ask for this. I never knew what it was going to be like. I just knew I was going to be playing in the ACC. For us to be doing what we’re doing now, it’s a dream. We’ve got to finish up strong and then go into the ACC Tournament hot.

Senior Forward Abdul-Malik Abu

On tonight’s win and how big it is for the team...
It was very huge. Every game is really important. We’re playing meaningful basketball right now, and we want to play in the tournament, and we’ve got the ACC Tournament to look forward to too, so we’ve just got to go out there and give an extreme effort every change that we get.

On what the games mean to him being a senior...
It means everything to me. I want to go far. I want to play in the tournament again, survive and advance, but it’s just the little things that lead up to that.

On what the team needs to do to make it to the tournament...
Just keep competing. We feel like we can play at a level and compete with some of the best teams in the country, so we’ve have to go out there every game and prove that and just keep building.
 

 
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