Post Game Quotes From Ohio State vs. N.C. State – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2001%^$
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%^$N.C. State Head Coach Herb Sendek
%^$”I think the stat sheet is extremely revealing as to how we shot the ball. It is almost impossible to overcome number like that (15-55 FG). I thought we did a good job on the defensive side of the floor. The ball just wouldn’t go down for us tonight.%^$
%^$”This was our first road test of the season with seven first-year guys. I thought our guys gave a good effort, battled hard, and we were still hanging around with a chance to win it. I think we relied on it (three-point shot) too heavily tonight.”%^$
%^$Archie Miller
%^$”This is not one of the better games I have played. We just couldn’t get into the flow offensively tonight. It is just one of those days that you want to forget about.%^$
%^$”He (Brandon Fuss-Cheatham) was always around while I was playing for my father in high school. This was the first time we played against each other in real competition. He is going to be a very good player. He has a good work ethic and I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t become a great college player someday.”%^$
%^$Ohio State Head Coach Jim O’Brien
%^$”The obvious thing is that we are thrilled with winning this game. We consider ourselves fortunate to win this game. It was not pretty. I think neither team is happy with the way their side played offense.%^$
%^$”Both teams were grinding it out. Our guys had to dig in there to win this game. Certainly, N.C. State had something to do with that. We have a lot of things to work on.%^$
%^$”This is the first year we are a part of this thing (ACC/Big Ten Challenge). I think we would all like to see the Big Ten get the upperhand. This was a quality win. It gives us an opportunity to help ourselves. Those guys (N.C. State) will win their share of games. We can say we helped the conference out.”%^$
%^$Brian Brown
%^$”It was a quality win against a good ACC school. A win always feels good, especially on national television. We got a win for the Big Ten tonight and hopefully the rest of the conference will do their part.%^$
%^$”One of our goals was to win the first five minutes of the second half and I think we did that.%^$
%^$”It was ugly, but it was a win. They were missing shots and so were we. There were a lot of turnovers and missed freethrows, but we pulled it out. That shows the establishment of a strong team.%^$
%^$”I feel good about my team. I think one thing we have to work on is our rebounding. The guards have to get in there and help the big guys.%^$
%^$”It was an off night for them shooting and a pretty good defensive effort by us. We were being tentative, they did a lot of slow trapping. In the second half we just pushed the ball up the court.”%^$
%^$Brent Darby
%^$”You have to work hard to get a win. It was a big win for us, but we didn’t play as well as we could have, that is just something we have to work on.%^$
%^$”Anytime you play a different team they throw a lot of different looks at you. They had a bad offensive night. Archie Miller is one of the best three-point shooters in the nation and he didn’t score tonight. Our defense played well, but they still missed open shots.”%^$
%^$Will Dudley
%^$”I think overall we were playing good defense and taking the big shots. We were still in the game because of our defense.%^$
%^$”They (N.C. State) were no surprise because this is the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. We knew they were going to come out and play a tough game.%^$
%^$”It was a pretty physical game, but we expect that because we play in the Big Ten.”%^$
%^$Tim Martin
%^$”They really didn’t play a good second half and we didn’t play well in the first half. We had a good opportunity to go out and play a better half. We just kept playing and we got the win because of defense. Even though we are a young team, we can compete.”%^$
