Buzz Williams prepared a lengthy statement Tuesday night following Texas A&M’s NIT first round win over Alcorn State, and addressed all the issues surrounding the snub from the NCAA Tournament.

“From Valentines Day through Sunday afternoon, everyone in our program and the families they represent gave all they had,” Williams said. “In a way that I have never witnessed personally or professionally, gave their absolute best on a daily basis. In truth as the odds continued to grow against, found ways to get better and embrace the task at hand that particular day. During that time we won 5 of our last 6 to finish the regular season and won 3 of 4 last week while advancing to the championship game of the conference tournament. That ending propelled us to a total of 12 SEC wins for the season.”

Williams admitted that since the Aggies returned late Sunday night, he’s spent all of his waking hours trying to better understand why they were left out of the Big Dance. He also noted how the teams that won more than the Aggies were all a 4-seed or higher.

“We found out Sunday afternoon that those numbers weren’t good enough to be invited as an at-large team. We were and are completely devastated and heartbroken,” Williams said. “Sad is the wrong word because it doesn’t completely express the totality of our emotions.”

Here’s the full statement: