ALBANY – Quotes recapping Tuesday nights 70-57 loss to Butler in their Bracketbuster rematch.

Ryan Rossiter’s Big Night (26 points) in the loss

Butler Head Coach Brad Stevens “I told Rossiter, I’m blown away by how much he’s improved. I didn’t think last year he could score like that with a guy between him and the hoop and his back to the basket.”

Butler senior Matt Howard “Rossiter, he’s going right over us, right through us, and I didn’t feel like I was playing terrible defense. I don’t think there’s any hype with that guy.”

Stigall did an excellent job filling in for the injured Ronald Nored

Butler sophomore Chase Stigall “When I went in, coaches told me if I’m open, knock it in, and on the defensive end, I had [Clarence] Jackson, just stay in front of him.”

Matt Howard “Our mindset going in, we knew there were a lot of guys who could contribute. With us, it’s next guy up. With us, there’s no hanging our head [if] Ron’s out, a starter’s out.”

Siena Head Coach Mitch Buonaguro on the Saints loss to Butler

“I thought we played hard, had a few bad breaks. I think the game was a lot closer than the final score…This team is a work in progress. We gotta get these guys confident. When you get down nine or ten on Butler, it’s tough to come back on them…I thought overall, we played a pretty good game. Friday night, we got a tough game at Rider.

On Butler’s Defense of Clarence Jackson (held to 8 points)

“They did a great job on Jackson, I’ve never seen a team play defense like that on Jackson in his four years here.”