Postgame Quotes
3/8/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 7, 2002
MISSOURI QUOTES
HEAD COACH QUIN SNYDER
On the game:
"I thought we came out strong defensively."
"Our team has gotten a lot better since we first played Iowa State. The better you get, the more powerful a team gets."
JUNIOR GUARD KAREEM RUSH
On the win tonight:
"People had mixed views on whether we were a tournament team or not. We always thought we were and I think that we confirmed that tonight. Hopefully we can keep playing and win this tournament and then definitely be a tournament team."
On Justin Gage:
"He is our intangible. He steps up and makes big plays on offense and defense. He is the kind of player that championship teams have."
On Missouri's play tonight:
"We are tough to stop when we get going like that. When Clarence (Gilbert), Justin (Gage) and Ricky (Paulding) get going we're tough to stop, but no one is unstoppable."
SENIOR GUARD CLARENCE GILBERT
On playing Texas:
"We have to come out with a lot more intensity this time. They come out from the very beginning, and we have to match that intensity."
IOWA STATE QUOTES
HEAD COACH LARRY EUSTACHY
On the game:
"They just scored too many points too fast. They played a great game. We were too overpowered tonight."
On the difference between tonight's game and the two regular season games vs. Missouri:
"They're hard to guard. I can't answer what the difference was. We were spent and they were fresh."
SENIOR FORWARD TYRAY PEARSON
On the game:
"We made too many turnovers and fell behind to a really good team. They were clicking on all cylinders and the deficit was just too much for us to overcome. It's real difficult when you fall behind to a good team like Missouri."
SOPHOMORE GUARD JAKE SULLIVAN
On finishing the game despite a possible injury:
"No, you wouldn't be able to keep me out tonight. It's the end of the season no matter what happens. I wanted to finish it off."
On the game:
"Our offense kind of struggled. We're used to our defense playing a certain way and things got messed up a little bit. But there is nothing we can do about that now."
SENIOR FORWARD SHANE POWER
On the game:
"When your not getting stops and your turning the ball over, you're not going to win. It's not that we were not playing hard, it's that we weren't thinking when we were playing and at this level it is going to cost you."
