SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

March 11, 2021

Noah Locke

Florida Gators

Postgame Press Conference

Florida 69, Vanderbilt 63

THE MODERATOR: We have Noah Locke.

Q. They made the run, hit the rapid-fire three-pointers in a row to take the lead. Defensively what was going on and what was the message being talked about on the floor?

NOAH LOCKE: Just to not fall into it. Basketball is a game of runs. I mean, eventually we're going to make a run at some point. So it was just about how we responded to it.

We allowed some threes, like you said. It wasn't the best defense we could play. So just bouncing back from it. That's pretty much what we did.

Q. What are you seeing from Tre as far as his leadership out there, the way he's taken over these games?

NOAH LOCKE: I just seeing him playing with a lot of confidence. He could always play this way. Just him going out there, playing with a clear mind, just playing his game.

That's pretty much what I see. Every time I just look at him, I just know he's playing free, not thinking about any of the negative things he might have done, maybe turnover, anything like that, he just moves on. And just not allowing outside things to affect him. He's just playing free.

THE MODERATOR: Thank you, Noah.