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BAYLOR POSTGAME QUOTES

Baylor Head Coach Scott Drew
Opening statement...
"So Jo [Lual-Acuil Jr.] is the man. I know before the game, the team really wanted it to be a special night for Jo and they really wanted him to play well [with his parents at the game and seeing his family for the first time in four years]. It was really neat to see just how they all tried to make sure it was a good night for Jo. Texas Southern is a team that plays in the NCAA Tournament, so we knew what they were capable of. They have a really good game plan where they make you play defense and work it around, shorten the game. When we got that separation, we were outstanding and that kind of set the tone for the rest of the game."

On getting Manu Lecomte back in the lineupÃÆ'Æ' ¢ÃƒÆ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"Maybe we need to wrap his hand all the time because he was really good tonight. He and Mark [Vital] were both limited, but Manu really did a great job."

On Nuni Omot's performanceÃÆ'Æ' ¢ÃƒÆ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"Well Nuni had four assists and zero turnovers, too. He had great looks tonight and the team did a good job making the extra pass to him. He did a good job knocking them down and thought he really played a great game."

Senior Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.
On having his parents in attendance tonightÃÆ'Æ' ¢ÃƒÆ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"I was nervous for the game, just cause my mom has never seen me play. So I was trying to make sure that I had a good game for her. It was just great seeing them. No words can really explain how I'm feeling. It's definitely a special moment and a day that I'll remember forever."

On playing against 7'2" Trayvon ReedÃÆ'Æ' ¢ÃƒÆ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"It was good. It was different. You go against a 7'2" guy and it's always fun. He's a good player and it was a great experience moving forward."

Senior Nuni Omot
On having Manu Lecomte back in the lineupÃÆ'Æ' ¢ÃƒÆ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"It was really good having Manu back. Obviously he's one of our main guys and what he brings to our team is really special. You can notice a difference when he's out there."

On having back-to-back big scoring gamesÃÆ'Æ' ¢ÃƒÆ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"Honestly, it's just my teammates doing a good job of getting me the ball and me being open. They do a good job of creating for me so I have to reward them with finishing the ball."