North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State-Alabama: Coaches post-game quotes
12/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NC State coach Sidney Lowe
“We didn’t give up, we didn’t quit. The guys were making the right plays and hustling at the end, which we weren’t doing at the beginning. We were careless with the ball. We didn’t [get man pressure on] the ball at the beginning until Trevor got in. Our offense hurt us more than anything. Sometimes that happens with a young club; guys try to make the big plays instead of the right ones.”
On turnovers: “They were careless passes, whether it be lobbing the ball to a guy who isn’t ready or not in the right spot. That hurt us. We weren’t patient enough to get the shots we needed.”
“Our game plan was when they went high and low to dig down and not go to the wings. Brandon and Bryan did a real good job with it and got some steals that way.”
On Richard Hendrix: “He makes the team difficult to play because they have a guy who can score. His screen pick-and-roll really hurt us, and we gave him some uncontested shots.”
On Trevor Ferguson: “I’m very pleased with the way he played. He played absolutely fantastic. He initiated the run and got some stops. He picked up on defense, which really helped us. Offensively, he pushed the ball and never gave up.”
On next week’s game against
“First of all, I’m really proud of the way our guys played. They played really well, especially for the first 35 minutes. We lost our composure there in the last five minutes and we can learn from that, but I’d rather learn from a win than from a loss.”
“At the end of the game, we took our foot off the gas a little. I think we were concerned with not fouling and didn’t guard them in some key situations. They took advantage of it and made some really tough shots.”
“We executed our game plan and ran our offense well. We moved the ball and got it where we wanted to. We had balanced scoring, Mykal Riley got some steals and hit some good shots. We knew they’re not very deep inside and we took advantage of that.”
“Our defense was good for most of the game. Take away those last five minutes and I know you can’t do that but take away those five minutes and our defensive numbers are pretty good. And you have to give their guys some credit for the way they finished the game. They’re playing without their guard, Atsur, and don’t have much depth, and they never quit and just kept coming.”
