48 Quotes by Marty Simmons

I thought he really played well when he came in. I was very pleased with his effort.

(Johnson) had a pretty good look. He got the ball in the open court, and we wanted him to create. He broke away from the pack a little bit and got the shot up.

Maybe it is not scoring or rebounding. The guys are doing a good job defensively of creating good opportunities for their teammates. They are a good team to coach.

That was huge, but they make big plays. It seemed like each time we made some kind of a run at them, they stepped up.

You just have to give the players their credit. They are playing hard and playing together. It seems like we have different guys stepping up on different nights.

We have a lot of respect for Grand Valley State. They have an outstanding team. They are a big, balanced team that plays extremely hard. It will be a big challenge for the Cougars.

We were fortunate we had that lead. We knew Southern Indiana wasn't going to quit. Their shots started dropping in the second half and they were able to get back into the game.

We were fortunate that we did knock it loose. We scored a lot from out defense. That's kind of been our trademark up to this point.

We've got a good nucleus coming back. That's the lifeblood of any program --being able to get good players and make your team better through the recruiting process. That's our challenge.