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Post Game Quotes
February 06, 2011 | Men's Basketball
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Post Game Quotes
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns
Feb. 5, 2011
Game 24
TEXAS TECH QUOTES
Head Coach Pat Knight
On their performance: Well we were just down too many. When you play against great teams and they get you in double digits, it's hard. You can make a run on them, but then you eventually run out of gas. We had to use some timeouts because our guys were getting tired trying to get over the hump. I thought our guys gave a great effort and really played hard in the second half. I just wished we had started the game that way.
On playing the Longhorns the second time around: I think they're great. I really think this one of Rick's better teams. I'm happy for them. I thought the press was really hard on them last year, which was just ridiculous after everything he's done here. He is Texas basketball. They were pretty good in the past, but he's put them on the map. He's made this into one of the top five programs in the country. For people to treat him like they did last year was awful. This is a great team. They've got good chemistry and great leadership. My dad always jokes with him about his offense. He's got a great offense. It's not one-on-one stuff. They screen. They've got great spacing and five threats out there. I don't want to put pressure on them, but I will enjoy watching them from here on out knowing I won't have to play them again.
TEXAS QUOTES
Head coach Rick Barnes
Opening statement: I thought we came out in the first half and our defense was really good. Obviously when you're making shots like we were it's always really pretty. Texas Tech kept fighting and they played hard. I told the team those guys battled, they played hard and they definitely have improved a lot. At halftime, I told our team that this a different team than we played in Lubbock. They came in tonight and I thought showed great poise, worked hard and got themselves back in the game. Then we missed some shots; we may have let down mentally. I think all that credit goes to Tech.
On their defensive execution: Defense has a lot to do with where we have been. I thought that Gary Johnson's defense was terrific. Matt Hill did some really good things when he came in the game. In the second half, Dogus [Balbay] was much better on the defensive end. I thought when we went to try and get some subs in the game early we lost a little bit of our rhythm and that's my fault. Sometimes when you make multiple substitutions you can mess with the flow of the game. Tech is a very hard team to guard and for us to do that is a compliment to our players because they are not an easy team to defend.
