28 Quotes by Derek Thomas

They ran a box and one on him and always had guys on him, but he did great job with rebounding and other things to help us win.

They don't play box-and-one because they're not a small team like IUPUI is. We've addressed it a little bit so we can work with it when other teams try to play zone.

I told our guys that if you rebound and limit people to one shot, you have a chance to win. Unfortunately, (IUPUI) made some tough shots there at the end.

Not a whole lot (happened) in the first half, I thought we stunk, but I know in the last 12 or 15 minutes we went on a 26-2 run and played some good defense. It was a win, and both of us are at a situation where we need this game. I think that makes it more valuable for both teams.

They like to space you out and go one-on-one, go off some screens and isolations because they like to use their speed and quickness because they're not a very tall team.

The council should continue to rotate the mayor's position. By rotating you keep the politics out, egos in check and everyone benefits from it.

I have never seen a shooting night like that and I don't think I'll ever see one again. It was just one of those strange things. I think part of it was that we had to play defense for so long. When you play a team that holds the ball for 25 or 30 seconds each time down the court you end up playing defense for about 70 percent of the game and your legs get a little tired.

George Hill is a great player and a lot of fun to watch and Brandon Cole is a four-year veteran who has been through the wars.

You can't pin this on any one play. We had our chances.