Tough day because of what's transpired. But I told our players to keep a positive mindset. ... It's unfortunate, but I thought they handled it as well as they possibly could. |
Tough way to lose a basketball game. There have been a lot of close games this year. At the end of games, you've got to rise up and make plays. |
We appreciate what Roderick has done for our program and we wish him much success in his future endeavors. |
We got off to a great start. That seems to be important with this team. When we get off to a good start, most of the time, we play pretty well. |
We had some concerns what was going on with some phone calls that had been going on during the summer. I know my dad had a conversation with Kelvin to address those concerns. We were told Kelvin was not aware of those things taking place, that he would address it and it would not be an issue in the future. |
We needed that. Oklahoma State needed it. So did our players and our fans. We had three great days of practice, and I'm glad it carried over to the game. |
We needed this. Our university needed this, our fans needed this, our team needed this. |
We told Jamaal Brown that we wanted a foul. He said he tried to, but the official didn't see it. |
We wanted to extend the lead to 15 or 18. We had a real chance to control the game. (Boston College) battled back. They got the ball inside and chipped away. They eventually caught us. Dudley and Smith came up big for them. |
We're pleased with the way they've played down the stretch under tough circumstances. I like the attitude of our guys. They are confident and feel like they've made improvement. |
We've completed what we consider a very challenging and demanding schedule. With the games we have set up during the non-conference portion of our schedule, we feel it gives our players an opportunity to gain valuable experience before facing the rugged Big 12 Conference. |
When you play Iowa State, you can't turn it over a lot. We had 18 turnovers but we had 22 assists. I thought that was a big factor, that we passed the ball pretty well all night long and got pretty good open looks and pretty easy shots. |