Post Game Quotes From Ohio State vs. St. John’s – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/13/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 13, 2000
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%^$Ohio State head coach Jim O’Brien
%^$”It was a good win for us to say the least. We’re trying to get respect this year and take notice of the team. It was an opportunity to beat a good team in a nationally televised game.%^$
%^$(On Brian Brown) “Brian made a big three-point play and had a huge jumper on the left wing which gave us five critical points. We had made some mental mistakes, but we also made some nice plays when we needed to.%^$
%^$(On OSU’s depth) “It’s a problem depth-wise. We were down in numbers on the perimeter. We would like to get more of a contribution from the bench.%^$
%^$(On beating St. John’s for the third time in a row) “It’s hard to imagine beating them again. Mike (Jarvis) does a great job with the team. It was a game that was different from the last two because it was a different cast of characters.”%^$
%^$St. John’s head coach Mike Jarvis
%^$”They shot well. They made some big shots. They did what they were supposed to do. We can’t get behind by that big of a margin and expect to come back on the road.%^$
%^$(On Ken Johnson) “Ken has unbelievable talent. He’s a great defensive player. He is improving as an offensive player.%^$
%^$(On OSU as a team) “They are a tough team. I think they’re an excellent basketball team that plays excellent team defense. They put you in a position to beat yourself.”%^$
%^$St. John’s Reggie Jessie
%^$(On the Buckeye shooting performance) “We had to defend better. We needed to play them better by going harder. They went harder than us.%^$
%^$(On Johnson) “He did a good job. He made some good shots early. He had a great game against us.”%^$
%^$St. John’s Anthony Glover
%^$(On OSU’s game) “They came out and played with a lot of intensity and heart. They hurt us when Ken Johnson had the ball low and kicked it out and hit their threes.%^$
%^$(On halftime adjustments) “We were trying to come out with more intensity and crash the boards more.%^$
%^$(On revenge factor) “We weren’t looking for revenge. We knew it would be a tough game, coming into their gym and winning. We gave it all we had, but Ohio State came out with more intensity. They just beat us.”
