Quotes of the weekend/By the numbers: the CAA tournament

Quotes of the weekend

“The bubble is like a hot-air balloon right now. But I think our guys have earned a lot of respect winning 16 games in a row.” – George Mason head coach Jim Larranaga on the Patriots’ at-large chances.

“@DRE_4PRESIDENT: The game is over don’t forget to tell VCU that’s over” – Tweet by George Mason guard Andre Cornelius prior to VCU’s rout of the Patriots.

“I just said, ‘it’s a foul.’ They like giving me technical fouls in Richmond.” – Drexel head coach Bruiser Flint on being ejected in the Dragons’ 62-60 loss to VCU.

“He knew exactly what he was doing; he wanted to get it off right as time expired to make it a true buzzer-beater.” – Shaka Smart bragging on behalf of Jamie Skeen’s buzzer-beating layup to defeat Drexel.

“I didn’t really even know I was in the zone till I looked up and saw I had 30. I’m just blessed to be here.” – Quinn McDowell on his CAA Tournament single game record-breaking 35 points.

“We read the article; I’ll leave it at that.” – Quinn McDowell on quotes from JMU players pregame that they wanted to “run William & Mary off the court.”

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By the numbers:

4
Three-pointers Jamie Skeen dropped in the semifinals versus George Mason, a career best.

35
Points Quinn McDowell posted in the Tribe’s win over James Madison in the first round, a tournament single game record.

24
Points Jawan Carter and Frank Hassell had apiece in the quarterfinal matchup between Delaware and Old Dominion.

9.2
Average margin of victory through 10 games at the CAA Tournament.

3
Amount of times VCU and Old Dominion have beaten each other in the CAA Tournament.

1
Game VCU needs to win to clinch a NCAA Tournament bid for the third time in five years.