University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis Basketball Postgame Quotes
Dec 30, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2005
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari
"It was a pretty good effort. I was happy with some of the spurts we had. I thought we did some good things defensively in the second half. There was just that breakdown around the six or seven minute mark, where we let them make some plays and we stopped playing."
"It has been a tough grind for these guys. It has been a tough road. Every team that we have played has been a team that we have climbed a mountain against. This team played hard. Purdue played hard, but we were able to create turnovers and do that to create a gap. There will be other games where we won't be able to do that."
"I was happy for Joey (Dorsey). One of the things we had talked about was getting him more looks, and tonight he stepped up and we did that."
"Today we passed the ball really well. There were plays where it was pass, to pass, to pass, to drive, to pass, to dunk. They are really trying to play together. I thought Antonio Anderson passed the ball tremendously today. He did some great stuff."
Purdue Head Coach Matt Painter
"We did not take care of the basketball during that four-minute window (in the first half). We had a couple of unforced errors and we turned the ball over a couple of times. We had about four four-point swings in that stretch and that really killed us. That was the game right there."
"Sometimes it is better to take a five-second count or at least get into a defensive stance and prevent them from scoring. We have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball and being strong with it, but I was pleased with our effort and we are improving. As a coaching staff, we have to do better in letting our players know how to take care of the ball.
"Memphis' press was really tough in that stretch and made us hurry up a bit."
