Arizona State-Oregon Postgame Quotes
Head Coach Ernie Kent
Quotes
“They’re a very good defensive team and a very good offensive team. We knew it was going to be a battle. We did miss some free throws, but I was happy with our poise and ability to close out the game.”
“They play zone every day, all the time, and they’re pretty good at it. I thought we did a good job of attacking it inside a little bit and outside a little bit. So we got our scoring a lot of different ways against a defense that puts a lot of pressure on your shots. It was just a big win for us.”
“I thought all those guys off the bench gave us something. They all did something positive in the game for us and allowed the starters to rest a little bit.”
On Maarty Leunen:
“He still almost had a double-double. That shows how good he is. We knew they were going to take away the three-point shot. Maarty did a great job of staying poised and attacking the zone.”
“I thought they did a really good job of closing the gap on us, and we did a good job of maintaining it and closing out the game.”
On
“They played as well as they’ve played in a long time,
especially considering that defense. We need to come back and get another one
on Saturday night.”
On the
“It’s a huge ball game for them also, because they need to make a statement. It’s a big ballgame for both of us. We need to keep the emotion in check. It’s the seniors’ last game. I can’t tell you how many ways, beyond just making baskets, that they’ve helped this program. It’s going to be tough seeing those guys out there, but we need to remind ourselves that there’s more basketball to play.”
“We need to set the pace. We need to get the ball down the
floor. The bench becomes very, very important. We need to bring them back as
fresh as possible [for
Oregon Player Quotes
#10 Maarty Leunen:
“This was huge because it gives us a chance to go 9-9 with a win against Arizona. It’s our last go around at Mac so hopefully we can end it on a good note.”
Arizona State’s defense
“They make it hard on offense because they really clog the middle and pressure the guard with the ball, but we had great poise and patience on offense.”
On the bench
“They brought great energy to the game, which helped lengthen our lead, and rest our starters.”
“Our goal on defense was to focus our energy and make sure we made it tough for Pendergraph and Harden.”
#1 Malik Hairston
“I’m definitely looking forward to this game. It will be biter-sweet with the last game at Mac, and hopefully we can play with a lot of energy and get a win.”
#12 Tajuan Porter
“We knew we were going to get their best effort because we are both teams on the bubble.”
“The bigs did a great job in the post, which created open looks for the others outside.”
“The underclassmen are going to do every thing we can to get the seniors a win.”
