27 Quotes by Jerry Eaves

Going 8, 9, 10 minutes without scoring a field goal is not our problem. The problem is Howard was able to score against us. Usually our defense limits people from scoring.

I think that our size affected them. When they wanted to run their offense, we put a lot of pressure on the ball.

Playing better competition never hurts. I think you need to be fair with your program. ... I'm a true believer in playing real competition ... and it makes it easier for them to play with the talent level is closer to their ability.

My team played their guts out. It all goes back to hitting shots. We got some big free throws from Jason Wills. Leslie Powell played the best game of his career. ... The guys just came up big tonight. We had to mix things up a little bit just to wake some guys and it worked. Everyone contributed.

We just didn't have the mental outlook to execute at the end.

They are an excellent team. They play a lot of zone. We are going to have to shoot the ball better, but I think our effort will be better and I think we will be able to get the job done.

Normally, on the road we don't hit shots. We get to a point in the game where we hit a drought and don't score for a while, and then we start missing free throws and the next thing you know we're hanging our heads. Tonight, we shot the ball with confidence. That was the difference.

It's hard to get up for a team that only has six players. Their roster includes some good players. They are a lot like us in that they have some kids struggling with grades, but like us they haven't made excuses, and you saw that tonight in the way they played us.

Not a lot of people would play the type of schedule we play. These are pay games ? not winnable games. The business of basketball is different for us. We take these games to make x amount of dollars to keep our program running.