North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Player Quotes From the ACC Tournament
3/16/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 16, 2003
Sophomore G/F Julius Hodge
"This is a hard loss for us right now, but we're going to turn it into something positive as we head into postseason play."
On the play of Josh Powell:
"Josh was posting up hard down low. We just wanted to throw him the ball and let him make plays. He really played his tail off this afternoon and throughout the entire tournament -- emotionally, defensively, offensively. This is the best that I've seen him play."
On playing with foul trouble:
I had to sit out a couple of minutes with foul trouble and I tried to keep in the game on the bench. When I got back in there, I didn't want to get my fifth foul, but I was playing aggressively. That's no excuse (fould trouble). We were still out there and we were still playing. Duke just made some great shots."
On the play of Duke's J.J. Redick:
"He's just a great shooter. He gets a lot of lift in his legs on three-point shots and knocks 'em in."
Sophomore F/C Josh Powell
On Duke's comeback:
"We always knew that a run was going to happen. The coaching staff told us that a run was coming and just to stay focused."
