We could not let up at any point of the game, because they would come back and take the lead on us. |
We did not want to foul him. We wanted to try to keep him in front of us. Obviously that was a big play, and the game seemed like it was definitely going to go our way. |
We didn't mention that, but we know because of those things when we say, 'We can win this game,' the guys know we can do it. When you've been there before, there's no better teacher. |
We didn't play with the same amount of energy in the second half, and they made a conscious effort to go inside. When we lose leads, you can always point to us not playing with enough intensity. |
We didn't really do a good job of guarding at the beginning [of the game] and the [beginning] of the second half. But once we settled down and kept them in front of us, we started to make some shots and were OK. |
We don't have any options on Saturday. We have to do it for 40 minutes. |
We don't have any options on Saturday. We have to do it for 40 minutes. Obviously, it's frustrating. But I've got to point back at myself as the head man to get it done. Tonight, it wasn't a lack of effort. It was a lack of focus. |
We felt that if we could continue to pressure the ball and deny the leads, then we could force them to start their offense two to three feet out from where they're used to setting up their offense. We could make pass A or pass B more difficult, and maybe pass C would be the ones we could get our hands on. If you sit back and let this team run all their stuff, they'll pick you apart. We had no choice but to pressure them as much as we could. |
We had our chances. We'll get through it. |
We have a lot of respect for the Arizona program for what it has accomplished — and what it is currently doing. |
We have always been impressed with Stanford. They are a solid team and never give you a game. |
We haven't played away from home, except for neutral sites. We have a couple of freshmen in our starting lineup. I'm not sure how good we are, but we'll find out in the next few weeks. |
We just made sure we talked and made sure we were on the same page. He was thinking what we were thinking. |
We knew how efficient they were, so we had no choice but to pressure them as much as we could. Turning the ball over that much is probably uncharacteristic of them. |
We may have wished that we were a four or a seven seed. They are really good. They don't have very many weaknesses. They play good, solid defense. They probably mix up defenses more than some teams in our league. But they are so efficient offensively. They just don't make very many fundamental mistakes. |