16 Quotes by Scott Merzoian

They (the Tigers) came out and tried to slow down the game. We struggled to get the ball in the hole early, but we picked up the pressure and Chad got us going in the third quarter.

They don't worry about what the situation is or who they're playing against.

It's tough to beat the same opponent three times. We never did get our offense in sync in the second half, but Jason King did a great job of moving the basketball. He penetrated when we needed him to, and backed it out when we needed him to do that. He's like a coach on the floor.

It was mainly those three, with a lot of help from others. To hold a player like that to 11 points, it takes a team effort. Our defensive pressure all night was phenomenal.

It was a great game. It didn't matter for the league standings, but it's a nice rivalry we have with those guys -- capacity crowd, intense environment.

It was a battle all the way to the end. We finally clamped down defensively.

(In Charles Wright's game Thursday), their top three guys scored 49 points, and today we held them to 23.