Postgame Quotes From Ohio State vs. Chicago State – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 20, 2005
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Thad Matta, Ohio State head coach
On the play of Ron Lewis
“He played well. He was very patient. It was a bit of a weird game because we didn’t really get into our offense. He needs to continue to rebound and keep playing hard on defense. He will continue to improve.”
On giving up 15 offensive rebounds
“I have tried everything I can to get us to rebound better. We must continue to improve. If we don’t, we will learn the hard way through a loss. It is inevitable. Give credit to Chicago State. They played hard and sent everybody to the boards. We were never in position to rebound the basketball.”
On the one day turnaround between games
“It’s tough, but we’ve seen tape and the guys have their game plans and reports. We are going to come into practice tomorrow ready to go. We feel confident going into Tuesday night.”
Ron Lewis, junior guard
On the game
“We’re happy. We are 1-0 now and it is time for action. We’re ready for Tuesday.”
Sylvester Mayes, junior guard
On the team
“We are just trying to step up. The first few exhibitions were tough but now it is time to step it up for the team and for coach.”
On his nine assists
“I believe in my teammates and if they continue to shoot like that then hopefully my nine assists will go up as the season goes on.”
Je’Kel Foster, senior guard
On the first game of the season
“This is a great start. We are ready for this season and it is great to get it going.” On his three-point shooting
“We shared the ball really well. When I was open I took my shots and they just kept falling for me.”
Kevin Jones, Chicago State head coach
On Ohio State’s performance
“It was a tough game. I knew we were playing against a different level team than the two we faced in exhibition. We can’t play like that against a team from the Big Ten. Thad Matta’s a good coach and he did what he was supposed to do.”
On Chicago State’s performance
“We want everything thing we do to be for a purpose. This year is going to be a learning process because we want to change the way we play and slow it down. I lost a lot of players and a lot of knowledge last year. I have 10 new players and it’s going to be a process.”
