Post Game Quotes From Ohio State’s Victory Over Minnesota – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/9/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 9, 2000
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Ohio State head coach Jim O’Brien
“We got off to a shaky start again. We were struggling to get points so we tried to change the tempo to get some baskets.
“You should have been in our lockerroom after the game. We are ecstatic. We are very, very happy.
“We haven’t pressed the ball all year. We just had to try to get the tempo we wanted.”
Scoonie Penn
“We allowed them to get some easy baskets, but we also caused a lot of turnovers.
“Attitude was not a problem today. We came out ready to play.”
Michael Redd
“I am going to raise the bar on my play every game. Today I finally felt like I had a good game. My shots were falling and I was aggressive.
“George (Reese) is playing very well right now. He is filling his role on this team extremely well.”
Ken Johnson
“I had to pick my game up today after the game on Thursday. This is a game we felt we had to win. Every win we can get in the Big Ten is great.”
Minnesota head coach Dan Monson
“I was proud of our effort. We played the best road game of the year. We competed well, but made mistakes and when you do that you can’t expect to win.
“Ohio State made plays they needed to make, and on the road you have to have control of the game. We lost control early and an inexperienced team can’t have that lapse.
“There’s a difference between being beaten and losing. They beat us today because they did a lot of things to disrupt us.”
Minnesota’s Mitch Ohnstad
“I think we held our own, but they made plays when they needed it most. “We can learn from this game to make us better as the season goes on. We made a few mistakes, and we need to look at those to make us better.”
