Jamie Dixon Second Quotations

What we were able to do more in the second half was contain their quickness and ability to get penetration. We just had to stay with our game plan.

We made some great adjustments against the zone in the second half. We had a little more penetration and movement.

We were so impatient, rushing things offensively and that hurt our defense. We improved in the second half but again that early hole was huge.

We needed to take charge and win the boards, and we clearly did that in the second half.

We were very efficient in the second half. We wanted to get it inside to Aaron from the start. We missed some easy ones early. Our patience was good in the second half. We used the clock and got shots at the end of the clock, which can wear down teams. We really had good clock management.

We're 16-1. I wouldn't want to be complaining about that. No one would listen. We're getting better and improving every game. Even (against St. John's), we got much better in the second half.

We came back and played better in the second half. But we just didn't execute as well as we needed to. They were aggressive and that had something to do with it. But it was not a surprise. It was exactly what we thought.

It was two good teams playing well. They made free throws (11 for 14 in the second half), and we need to win the rebounding battle more than we did.

Sam played well against West Virginia the previous two games. He finished well in the second half. He got great passes from Aaron a couple of times. He's just a freshman playing against seniors. That's why he's getting better.

At times we didn't handle (the 1-3-1 defense) very well. In the second half, the adjustment was evident.

I didn't think our defense was good early on, but they had something to do with that. We played well in the second half.

It's tough to lose a game when you shoot 74 percent in the second half. We have to be better defensively. For whatever reason, we were running into their screens.

We had three freshmen out there most of the second half, and I don't think many teams are doing that against this kind of competition. It's not to get ready to play in a couple of years, they're going to be out there now. Through 11 games, they've improved significantly, especially on defense, and you don't see that very often out of freshmen.

We knew as a team that they were going to come back strong in the second half and our guys responded well.