Basketball Quotes

Zack had a big game, but we didn't have anybody who could hit from the perimeter. We just couldn't take care of the basketball with too many turnovers. - Charles Smith

Zach's very limited as a basketball player. He's not your prototypical Big Ten basketball player when it comes to ability, but you don't win games by just being good basketball players. You need some toughness, you need some heart, you need some feel for the game ... and he gives you those things. - Dan Monson

You've just got to play through that. That's basketball. I think we're a big enough team to play through that. - Ronnie Brewer

You've got two guys that have probably done more for Illinois basketball than anybody in the history of the program. That says a lot, because there have been some great players here. - Steve Alford

You've got to understand what he means to our basketball team. We're one of the youngest teams in America. He's the heart and soul of our team. You take away the heart and soul of our team and we still played those top 10 teams tough without him. So we can't complain about that. That's the breaks of the game -- injuries. - Rick Pitino

You've got to give them credit defensively, but we just weren't really strong with the basketball. There were three or four times where they just took it from our hands. We were just careless, and you can't have those things against a quality team. - Kreg Klaver

You've got to give that kid credit. He wanted the basketball and hit two big shots. - Steve Weemer

You've got to give Lakes credit. They were really hungry. Our team has played better. We've shown we can play good basketball. We need to get back there, and we need to do it in a hurry. - Chris Gibson

You've got to do a better job of taking care of the basketball and getting a shot, especially on the road, every possession. It's a fine line between winning and losing. - Tubby Smith