27 Quotes by Todd Abernethy

I still think it's a big game for him. He's got to be excited with how he's playing and he's going to make an impact (tonight).

That wasn't anything unusual. He has different styles. Sometimes he's quiet. I don't blame him for getting loud.

Winning at the end would be big. I don't think it wipes everything out ... that's a lot of games. But it sure would help. It would give us a winning season, and that's better than I've ever done here.

We had a lot of success with me coming off the ball screens up there. Usually I come off the screen, and I'm open. Doubling the ball screens was a great strategy. I got some open shots, I just missed them.

We can't just feel sorry for ourselves right now with everything that's going on. We've got to continue to fight.

We needed it. It was very good for us to get back to playing Ole Miss basketball. When you don't practice at all, you forget your defensive principles. Just the sharpness goes away a little bit. The week was great for us. We worked hard and had some intense days.

We got on our heels. They made some tips, some steals, got some points. I think we just kind of fell apart a little bit.

We came here wanting to win, expecting to win, but State played a heck of a game. The last game, we beat them with a lot off on-ball screens. This time, they doubled us coming off the screens. Great strategy. They were more cautious not to let me got the open shot.

We really didn't have anything to lose. We felt like Kentucky had pressure on them ? this was a big game for them. We came out loose and free. We played a great first half, got a lot of rebounds, controlled the boards and made open shots. We were really confident going into the second half.