• "It's a heck of a win for us, simply because of the respect I have for Chris Collins and Northwestern."
• "We're a hard team to guard, they're a hard team to guard. That's why you saw such an entertaining game. It's not like our defenses are terrible."
• On NU’s McIntosh/Lindsey/Law trio: "You have to pick your poison. It's hard to cover everybody."
• On bench points, which were 33-4 in Creighton’s favor. "We felt like we had a depth advantage."

Chris Collins

• "Obviously we're disappointed about the result of the game.