Ruben Patterson Guys Quotations

We could never get it under 10 points. With those guys shooting the ball like they were, there was no way to get any closer than that.

I see the guys playing a lot harder when they see me and Reggie out there banging down on the floor, getting rebounds and doing the things that we do.

It was an ugly win, but we will take it. I think guys had a lot in their heads today with what happened to Julius last night. I know I did. We were all devastated and hurt. But it could have been worse. He could not be here today.

It was kind of crazy in the first half with all the runs by each team, but we are the type of team that can do what's necessary to come out a establish control. There is a lot of difference between this team and (Portland). We have veterans and guys who compete. It's nice to be here.

It was a total team effort and the guys kept fighting. Like the coach said, if you go out there and play defense, we win games.