That was very important. It was huge for our basketball team, being so young, to go in with the lead. |
That's where the game was. That little run they went on they showed their maturity, we showed our immaturity. You've got no chance on the road against a quality team when you can't have some poise in those situations. |
The difference was our inability to take care of the basketball and guard their key players at critical times. They've got so much firepower. |
The foul line was the difference in the first half. |
The good thing is, there is a system in place where you can't make mistakes. |
The minuses are very obvious. |
The new (NIT) criteria, I don't know if anybody knows what it is. We'll have to wait and see. |
The pluses are that (Gordon) is a good player. He is going to be one of the better players in the league. If he gains more experience he will be really good, he has had some difficult times and has been providing good leadership as a freshman. |
There is nothing to find. |
There's no team in the country, anywhere, that a coach got their kids to play harder than Rod Barnes did. |
They are one of the hottest teams in America. I don't think anybody expected them to be where they are right now. |
They played awfully well and deserved to win the game. The thing that sticks out, to me, is the number of offensive put-backs they had. They had way too many for us to win on the road. They got six of their baskets in the first half on put-backs. |
They shot 40, we shot 13. That's enough comment I can make. You can write in between the lines what you like. |
They're good. Darrel Mitchell is the key to that basketball team, though. |
They've continued to work hard and good things happen to them. |