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SCOTT SKILES We played basketball like it is supposed to be played. We moved the ball, we played good defense, we... GLEN FLANAGAN He told us to check our egos at the door and just play ball, ... Coach subbed us in every five minut... JASON BOONE We went to like a match-up zone to stop their penetration. That's the first time we've played that f... MIKE KRZYZEWSKI It was just one of those games where we had to play the full 90 minutes. Chivas could have scored fo... EDDIE GAVEN We talked about coming out and playing 32 minutes of solid basketball and I think we played 27 or 28... DUSTY AUXIER When we came out and had two quick goals it helped, and when they scored, we scored right back and t... HENRIK ZETTERBERG We came out and played with our hearts. We learned that we can't be scared in the last 10 minutes. MELISSA RICHARDSON When Lucas hit the 3 to send the game to overtime, we had a little momentum, but we also knew we had... DENNIS REILLY They were good, I have to admit. 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If we go out there and play like we can, we'r... JACOB BURTSCHI It was like David and Goliath out there. They were huge and big and we tried to run the ball and we ... JIM BOYD We will have to play 32 minutes against them. They are balanced, they share the ball and they reboun... JACK PURTELL We were up 10 and they went to the zone and we didn't respond well. They are very active but you've ... JOHN CALIPARI Just the way we gave up the goals, mistakes that we couldn't clear. It was like there were three dif... LUIS CARMONA Sutherlin came out and played some inspired basketball tonight. They played with a lot of heart. We ... DAN BARTRAM We were a little frantic because we were playing at their tempo. The players on the floor realized w... BIANCA WHITE I?m very proud of how they played. They played their hearts out for 45 minutes. Coming off the other... BILL HERRION
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