Feb. 6, 2005

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Head Coach Stan Joplin

"We played well enough to win. We didn't play that well but we did what we wanted to and that was to come away with a victory. We seem to struggle up here every year we play here."

(on going to a zone defense in the second half)

"I thought we needed a change of pace. I used to live and die with man-to-man but we had some guys in foul trouble. We were reaching and grabbing too much and not using our feet enough."

(on being just one game out in the loss column in the West Division)

"That's the thing about college basketball is that there are a lot of teams bunched together in the standings. We lost some close games early but we can't give up because you never know what can happen. There's still a lot of basketball left and if we win our home games and steal some games on the road you never know what's going to happen. Hopefully we'll be able to take advantage of it."

(on the upcoming game vs. Bowling Green)

"We won't have any problem getting the players up for Wednesday's game against Bowling Green. That's an easy game to get up for. For us it's an opportunity to continue our momentum."

Justin Ingram

(on going head-to-head with Giordan Watson)

"My goal was to lead our team to a victory and not worry about a head-to-head matchup. Basketball is five-on-five and not one-on-one and I was just focused on getting us a win."