Steve Merfeld Quotes

We really like the versatility of the 2006 recruiting class. - Steve Merfeld

We played a triangle-and-two the last eight minutes of the game, and they didn't score. - Steve Merfeld

We made a run, and I'm proud of our kids for that, especially playing shorthanded. They could have packed it up after we got behind by 18 points, but they didn't. They're disappointed with the outcome, but they shouldn't be disappointed with their effort. - Steve Merfeld

We cut it back to three (after Northern Iowa's first run of the second half). The next run, they just floored us. - Steve Merfeld

We answered the first run, but the next one floored us. We didn't have a good enough defensive effort at that point and we didn't have any poise at the offensive end. - Steve Merfeld

They lost a ton of experienced players this year and certainly other guys have stepped up and taken on significant roles. - Steve Merfeld

They came out in the second half and threw a pretty good wave at us, and we never responded. We were 5 for 19 on three pointers, and I don't remember many of those being tough shots. Drake just made shots, and we didn't. - Steve Merfeld

Their defense is different in that they have the athletes and the ability to get on you one-on-one. Other teams pressure through different schemes. They are very good at what they do and have been good at it for five or six years. - Steve Merfeld

That's their M.O.. That's why they're good. They don't adjust for anybody. You know when you're going to play Southern Illinois, it's going to be a physical war. - Steve Merfeld

That's Southern Illinois basketball at its finest. That's what they do. They certainly took us out of any offense in the first half. - Steve Merfeld

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