Ohio State-Lipscomb Postgame Quotes – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/25/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 17/18 Ohio State 84, Lipscomb 64
Nov. 24, 2009
Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 11,555
Ohio State postgame quotes
Thad Matta, Ohio State head coach
On the first half
“I was actually very calm in the locker room at halftime. I thought we finished the first half relatively well. Diebler hit a few 3-point shots. As long as we were taking care of the ball, we were getting any shot we wanted. I just told them that we needed to get our minds in the game a little bit more.”
On David Lighty
“We were very concerned about David before the game. He was a little under the weather the past few days. He came out with very aggressive play at both ends of the court. He played a very complete game, the way a junior should play.”
On Evan Turner’s triple-double
“I think it was the definition of a quiet triple-double. I had no idea where he was, stats-wise. But he’s a great player and he did some things down the stretch to help us out.”
Evan Turner, junior point guard
On Lipscomb’s first half defensive effort and how it was similar to North Carolina’s
“They clogged the lane and played physical. They weren’t calling much so they kept trying to be aggressive. My teammates made shots and that helps me out. We had a real team effort. We brought intensity and attacked.”
On his second triple-double of the year
“I’m not sure if it’s better than the first one or not. I’m definitely tired, but this game is definitely closer than the first game I had a triple-double. Five of our players had double figures so everyone chipped in, we need that in games like this to prepare us for the Big Ten schedule.”
David Lighty, junior guard
On his aggressiveness early in the game
“I tried to use my strength as an advantage. My shot was falling tonight and that helped me and my teammates get open so we capitalized and made some shots early.”
On why the game was so close in the first half
“It was frustrating, but they were making shots. We went to the huddle and we only had a one point lead at one time, but at the end, we came together and it all took care of itself.”
Dallas Lauderdale, junior center
On the start of the game
“They were well-coached and came out spitting fire. We knew they would bring their ‘A’ game. Our minds weren’t right, and that is our fault.”
On the physical play throughout the game
“Getting guys in foul trouble is part of the game. Defensively, we played an all-around good game. My timing is coming back and my legs are too since the injury. Being physical is part of playing in the post.”
Lipscomb postgame quotes
Scott Sanderson, Lipscomb head coach
On playing well against Ohio State
“The last few minutes of the first half really got us. They went on a big run and we had too many turnovers at the start of the second half. To our credit we battled back and kept things competitive.”
On defending Ohio State point guard Evan Turner
“Our main thing was to keep Turner from driving, but Jon Diebler got too many good looks as a result. We’ll take our chances letting Turner shoot long-range but I’m more upset with Diebler getting so many quality looks.
“We did a good job defending Evan Turner tonight. I know he went off in the second half. He’s obviously a very good player. We talked at halftime about him taking things to the next level in the second half and he certainly did that.”
