7 Quotes by Paul Pellicani

I think the game was definitely at our tempo tonight. We knew we couldn't run with them. They are very athletic, have great players and are very well-coached.

I thought we got a pretty good look (on that last shot) and I thought we did a decent job of attacking the glass afterwards. Then we just had to foul.

Both these teams played their hearts out tonight. It's sad that we had some dubious things happen at the end but really, it was our turnovers. We just can't afford double-digit turnovers in a half. It's almost hard to believe.

We didn't open the game with a lot of energy and intensity, but we did a better job in the second half.

I'm not convinced they were a better team than us. It's not that we didn't attack the basket. We did. But to get to the line only four times is just a mystery to me.

I'm proud of my guys. In every great game, like this one, you have to overcome adversity. These guys responded after halftime and did it with fundamentals. This was a big win for us.

In many ways, this game was going to define our season. We were either going to play good basketball and stick together as a team or we were going to fall apart like we did earlier in the week.