TCU men's basketball's Jameer Nelson Jr, Emanuel Miller, and Chuck O'Bannon Jr. talk about TCU's triple overtime win over Baylor.
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00:50 >> Man, it's January.
01:02 We're in January, and we're playing some of the highest level basketball you can
01:07 see in college basketball.
01:08 No, every possession truly matters.
01:13 Every overtime matters.
01:14 Every, literally every single detail leading up to this win is huge.
01:20 You don't have a lot of timeouts because you're in overtime.
01:24 So now you have to rely on what you've been working on to get to this point.
01:27 So just the resiliency from this team, I'm just incredibly proud for
01:31 every person, every player, every manager, everyone that contributed to this win.
01:37 And that showed our resiliency.
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01:58 >> He's the first team all defensive big 12 player really in the country.
02:15 He's one of the best defenders in the country, hands down.
02:18 If he wants to go to guard, big, he's so versatile, he's so huge for this program.
02:23 What he does, what he brings, he sets the tone.
02:26 We rely on him on defense and he relies on us.
02:28 And together, that's how you make a team.
02:31 And he's just huge.
02:32 He steps up day in and day out.
02:33 >> How would you rate today's environment in terms of the games that you've played?
02:39 >> I feel like a March Madness game.
02:42 It felt like when we played Arizona two years ago on that big stage,
02:46 it felt just like that.
02:48 Every single possession, you hear the intensity from the fans.
02:51 You can see the sweat from the refs.
02:53 You just see the emotions pouring out on that court.
02:56 It's a triple overtime game in January.
02:59 That's huge, January.
03:00 It's not even March yet.
03:02 So just think about when March comes around, it just felt like one of the craziest
03:05 atmosphere and I'm just proud that we got to share the stage with my teammates.
03:09 >> It seemed like there were moments at the end of the second half in each of
03:13 the overtimes where either you or Baylor could have done that next thing to come
03:17 away with a message to you guys as you went from the second half to overtime to
03:23 two O-10 wins.
03:24 >> Just to keep fighting.
03:27 I feel like it could have went anyone's way, any of those overtimes, honestly.
03:32 But I think just what I've learned, that's the big 12.
03:35 It was like that first Xanadu, it was like that first whoever we played.
03:38 So you just gotta be ready for the swings and you gotta be ready to make for
03:41 throws and not foul leads.
03:43 Just holler with basketball.
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03:54 >> I mean, enjoy it.
03:55 I mean, I enjoy it.
03:56 Hey, Julie, the opposite of everybody, but 20.
03:58 It's just, it's great.
04:00 The atmosphere is a great, I was just telling somebody,
04:03 it's like playing a number one team.
04:05 They're undefeated in the major conference and you're playing them.
04:07 It's loud all the time.
04:09 Just it's amazing.
04:10 I'm so grateful.
04:11 >> Amen.
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04:13 >> Anything else, please, guys.
04:15 >> Okay, thank you.
04:16 >> Appreciate it.
04:17 >> You got it.