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Oregon vs. USC Postgame Quotes
01/02/09 | Men's Basketball
USC 83, Oregon 62
January 2, 2009
Oregon Quotes
Freshman G Garrett Sim
“Our problem was energy in the second half. We came out flat. There wasn't the same defensive intensity, and we let it get away from us.”
“We had good ball movement, and guys were screening on offense in the first half. We lacked that rhythm in the second half.”
“As freshmen, now we know what to expect in the Pac-1o. It was a different atmosphere.”
Junior G Tajuan Porter
“We came out flat in the second half. I don't have an excuse. We just have to get better. We can't have those types of breakdowns, and they took advantage of us.”
“We stopped playing tough in the second half. They scored on 21 of their first 28 possessions, and we're not going to beat anybody if we let them do that. We have to get stops. If we're not stopping anybody, we can't get out on the break.”
Head Coach Ernie Kent
“In the first half we played extremely hard. We had a great gameplan, and our energy was good. We had some great looks, and maybe it makes a difference in the game if we were able to knock more of them down.”
“Our energy wasn't where it needed to be. We had breakdowns on defense that affected our offense too.”
On USC G Dwight Lewis:
“We knew their guards were going to cause us problems. I thought we did a good job of keeping them off balance in the first half, but in the second we had a tough time corralling him, and he hit some tough shots.”
January 2, 2009
Oregon Quotes
Freshman G Garrett Sim
“Our problem was energy in the second half. We came out flat. There wasn't the same defensive intensity, and we let it get away from us.”
“We had good ball movement, and guys were screening on offense in the first half. We lacked that rhythm in the second half.”
“As freshmen, now we know what to expect in the Pac-1o. It was a different atmosphere.”
Junior G Tajuan Porter
“We came out flat in the second half. I don't have an excuse. We just have to get better. We can't have those types of breakdowns, and they took advantage of us.”
“We stopped playing tough in the second half. They scored on 21 of their first 28 possessions, and we're not going to beat anybody if we let them do that. We have to get stops. If we're not stopping anybody, we can't get out on the break.”
Head Coach Ernie Kent
“In the first half we played extremely hard. We had a great gameplan, and our energy was good. We had some great looks, and maybe it makes a difference in the game if we were able to knock more of them down.”
“Our energy wasn't where it needed to be. We had breakdowns on defense that affected our offense too.”
On USC G Dwight Lewis:
“We knew their guards were going to cause us problems. I thought we did a good job of keeping them off balance in the first half, but in the second we had a tough time corralling him, and he hit some tough shots.”
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