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March Madness Post-Game: Hamilton speaks after Florida State’s win over Colorado

In a memorable performance, Florida State basketball won in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the seventh Sweet 16 in program history.

Behind strong defense and timely three-pointers, No. 4 seed FSU decisively defeated No. 5 seed Colorado 71-53 in Indianapolis Monday night. Junior guard Anthony Polite had a stellar performance with a career-high 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals.

After the win, Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton (who impressively advanced to his fourth Sweet 16 with FSU) joined the media for post-game comments. Here is a full transcript, with special thanks and credit to the NCAA and FastScripts by ASAP Sports.