Tommy Amaker Played Quotations

We had breakdowns. You have to give them credit for how they played tonight.

To get a road win is a significant achievement. Road wins are treasured in our league. The way our guards played, especially Daniel Horton and Dion Harris, was the difference. They played with a swagger.

He's a good basketball player, certainly he played very well this afternoon. I think that he was the catalyst that allowed them to get such a big lead early.

He certainly played at a high level. Down the stretch you want to give everything you have, and he certainly has performed very well.

I thought (Horton) played tremendous defense. We had to. I can't tell you how talented and quick Dee Brown is. ... You have to be disciplined, you have to be tough, you have to be a little lucky.

I thought he had a tremendous floor game. I mentioned to him at halftime that I thought he played a tremendous first half. ... It was beautiful to watch him play that way.

I thought that was certainly the big difference when we played in Ann Arbor and it was a big key today here in East Lansing.

I was really happy the way we shared the ball. And we played much better defense in the second half.

I was really impressed with the energy and effort that our kids brought here this evening. I was very pleased with the way we played defensively.

We're going to face a team that has played in the tournament and won in the tournament. That's one of the things that is concerning me.

Boy, he was just an efficient basketball player as a senior. And when you think back on some of the really good senior players who have played in Madison, you think of those moments where a kid like Wilkinson is really in a nice state of mind. That's the difference in Daniel Horton.

I really believe the way we've played on the offensive end has really taken the life out of us defensively. This has been my biggest pet peeve about basketball in today's time. It seems to be when players aren't scoring, their energy and life to play the total game isn't there. I think that has hurt us defensively.

It's a very tough league and the way our teams have played all year and now with everyone beating each other in conference play it will only stay that way. This league has shown its mettle over the long haul.

They're a team that's already played in a different venue. They've gone on the road to win a couple games in this tournament, which shows toughness on their part. ? What the Colonial conference has done this season, certainly, this is a team that needs to be reckoned with.

I don't think that we were sluggish. I thought they played an exceptional basketball game early and that put us on our heels.