Postgame Quotes From No. 13 Ohio State vs. Michigan – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2006
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Head coach Thad Matta
On the team defense
“We felt we had to play much better defensively than we did at their place. Today, both teams were off offensively. You have to give our guys credit, they hung in there and played well.”
On Terence Dials
“Well, he is playing great basketball right now. I think he is in great shape. It shows because he is finishing much better than he did earlier this year. His defense today was better than at Michigan. He came out and took care of business.”
On Jamar Butler
“He always seems to step up and rise to the occasion. He has great quickness and strength. I think his toughness is his greatest attribute. He and Je’Kel are a great first line of defense.”
Jamar Butler, sophomore guard
On his play
“I was pleased. I didn’t want to let Horton get going early and my teammates helped me. It was a good team effort on the defensive end. We have people on the team that can score and they stepped up and made plays.”
Terence Dials, senior center
On Ohio State’s mindset for Michigan
“We wanted to set the tone defensively. It was our mindset all week. To hold a team like Michigan to 54 points is a challenge. I’m staying aggressive and the guards are finding me at good spots.” J.J. Sullinger, senior guard
On winning against Michigan
“It means a lot. The rival between Michigan and Ohio State made it huge for us.”
Michigan Head Coach Tommy Amaker
On the game
“We were not as strong with the ball as we need to be. They were a lot quicker all over the floor and especially to the loose balls.”
On both teams shooting
“Well you look at those shooting percentages and you can tell that it was a possession game.”
on Terwilliger and Harris
“We have seen (Matt) Terwilliger before and we know that he is more than capable of hitting open shots. We tried to pressure certain players and that opened things up for Terwilliger and (Ivan) Harris. They both hit big shots while their starters were out.”
