Slant TV: Postgame with Bill Self

Bill Self opening statement:

"We played well. That was pretty impressive. I thought all eleven guys that had a chance to play ample minutes, I thought everyone looked like a player. I think you could make a case that everybody played very well. Wayne didn't make shots, but how does he help the team win when he doesn't make shots? And he certainly did [help the team win]. Frank wasn't totally engaged offensively because of the way the game went. Who would ever think Frank would just take five shots in a game and he has nine assists and no turnovers. Perry looked like Perry. I thought we played really really well. I was really pleased with how we played and I thought we did a really good job on (Martin Breunig). "

Bill Self on Wayne Selden's assist to Carlton Bragg:

"That was a great pass. We're getting out and running well."

Bill Self on Montana:

"Montana is a good defensive transition team. They haven't given up a lot of points in transition. They only send a couple to the glass. We did a real good job of scoring early in transition, but we really moved the ball well and got some easy baskets in the second half."

Bill Self on the Grizzlies' missed shots and KU's defensive effort:

"They missed some shots that normally they are going make and shoot a higher percentage. They aren't going to shoot 26 percent again this year. We emphasized that we need to get our defensive stats back to where they remotely belong. And today was a good step in that direction."

Bill Self on the match-up with San Diego State:

"They're terrific defensively. They labor to score. They labored to score two years ago when they beat us. It wasn't a major upset that they won. It just seemed that way because it was in our building. I could be wrong, but they said this is the hottest ticket that their basketball program has ever had during the regular season. It's been sold out forever. It'll be a rowdy atmosphere, and we need to play a true road game because we've played a lot of neutral games, but we haven't played true road. We need to learn how to do that on the road. I'm excited. We usually historically haven't played great the game before, but I think our guys will have a different approach, which certainly doesn't mean we'll play well guaranteed, but I certainly think we'll have a better chance to play well."