Head Coach Lon Kruger |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening Statement:
"Well, if there's any time you can win on the road you feel really good about it. Any win against the very good Baylor club makes it better. The guys on top battled for the most part, executed things very well, moved the ball pretty well and got each other open much of the night. We didn't handle the last few minutes as well as we would've liked to, but we'll learn from that. Any time we play Baylor they're long and athletic and do a great job. That makes you feel even better about the outcome. (Isaiah) Austin was such a big factor on the offensive boards. We just couldn't keep him away from the ball. And yet Amath (M'Baye) and (Steven) Pledger carried us throughout much of the ball game, and I'm happy to see them continue to shoot well."
On not drawing up plays during the first half:
"The guys did a really good job of moving the ball and setting good screens for each other. The timing was good, shots came in rhythm and it was great to see Pledger step up there and knock down shots. It was good to see the guys set the tone."
On Baylor's four-guard lineup:
"It created more activity for them. I thought they did a good job of pressure late in the game. We didn't handle that as well as we needed to, and we have to learn to move the ball down the floor a little more aggressively."
Senior G Steven Pledger |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On what's been different this year than last year:
"We just have more players, that's all, more players who can play."
On the win:
"It feels great to pull out a win. I think we've done a great job on the road this year."
Junior F Amath M'Baye |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On getting comfortable on the court:
"I was definitely really comfortable out there. My teammates ran terrific plays. They always got the ball exactly where I needed it to score. It's just a great job overall for the team."
Head Coach Scott Drew |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening Statement:
"I thought we put ourselves in a hole early on. Oklahoma, in the first half, we couldn't stop them offensively. We didn't come out and defend and rebound and take care of the ball like we needed to and that got us in a hole. In the second half, the intensity and defense picked up and we were able to get some buckets. I'm proud of how we finished the game, but disappointed in how we started the game. At the end of the day you hate to put yourself in a position to come back like that and not get over the hump. I think Oklahoma deserves a lot of the credit because they shot 53% against us and for the most part played an outstanding game."
