12 Quotes by Layne Higgs

Rice's defense took both Ethan Paquette and Garrett Calkins right out of the game.

We made our foul shots - 9-for-13 - down the stretch when we needed to.

I thought overall for the game we had better focus and we worked real hard right from the beginning.

We had trouble guarding Essex in the first half. We got to within two points in the fourth quarter and made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to make the score, 51-50.

We had some good looks at the basket against their zone in the first quarter, but you can't shoot 1-for-15 like we did.

You had to be impressed with Harwood, they never gave up. Their small lineup and quickness gave us fits. I felt that they took the game to us over the final three quarters.

Adam got us off to a good start in the first quarter.

A big key in the first half, we were able to stay within two points, with Calkins sitting out.

It was a game of runs. We got off to a good start, shooting 9-for-13 in the first quarter, then they went on a run that lasted for two quarters.