Post Game Quotes From Ohio State vs. Northwestern – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 23, 2000
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Ohio State head coach Jim O’Brien
%^$”Kevin O’Neill and his team deserve a lot of credit. We know what goes into having a season like that. We were there two years ago. If you can make it through that, you can make it through any coaching situation.%^$
%^$”It wasn’t what we were doing wrong. Northwestern played very tough in the first half, but we just couldn’t make any threes. Our `D’ took over in the second half and we played aggressively.%^$
%^$”Michael and George played very well offensively tonight. Mike took open shots and he got them to fall. We ran some plays for George and he sunk his shots.”%^$
%^$Michael Redd
%^$”We had to step it up in the second. We weren’t worried. We had to execute. We did just that in the second half. We played tough `D’ and hit some shots.”%^$
%^$Brian Brown
%^$”I played a little lazy in the first half. The second half, we came out as a team and played aggressive. The next couple of weeks are crucial. We have to win the games down the stretch. Illinois is going to be tough. They are playing the best in the Big Ten right now.”%^$
%^$Northwestern head coach Kevin O’Neill
%^$”The game was probably decided in the first four or five minutes of the second half. Our starters committed turnovers and they converted.%^$
%^$”They’re a good basketball team. They deserve to be ranked sixth in the county. They have a chance at the Big Ten title if Michigan State slips up. They’re a better team now than when we played them before because the guys off the bench are playing with more confidence.”
