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Louisville vs. Cincinnati Post-Game Quotes
February 28, 2002 | Men's Basketball
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Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino
"This is a wonderful win for our players. I'm so proud of them. The reason they played so well is because of the respect we had for them and Steve Logan. We made some tremendous plays down the stretch."
"Bryant (Northern) is getting smarter by the minute. He knew he was guarding a great player and he played well."
"We're a different team at home. We've played that way the whole season. We've given the fans the best entertainment value in sports and they've given us the best support in sports."
(on Luke Whitehead's two assists in the last minute) "Great passes by Luke at the end. The back door and long pass. He made two great plays."
(on how the program is progressing) "This is the first step. Everything is going according to schedule. They needed a reward for those long hours they put in."
"We played much better offense because we knew we had to go inside. Joseph (N'Sima) gave us a big lift with his defense. We were smart guarding the three-pointer. They just ran into a great effort by us tonight."
(on Ellis Myles) "He was taking his time too much and playing like he was 6-10. He did an excellent job tonight. Larry O'Bannon did great. Bryant and Reece (Gaines) were special. They didn't take bad shots. Joseph also played a terrific game."
"We've had great chemistry. We've got great kids and we work hard. The one good thing is that we have two seniors that will graduate. We needed this because you have to say all that work is worth it."
Cincinnati Head Coach Bob Huggins
"We didn't do a great job of guarding. I think you have to be an idiot to learn from losing. What's so good about it? You learn from practice."
"We didn't run any offense. They played hard, which we knew they would. Steve (Logan) missed a couple of big shots in the corner that he usually makes."
(on Ellis Myles) "If you stand behind a guy underneath the basket, it's hard to guard him. We let him get underneath the basket. He did a great job. We haven't stood behind anyone all year. We just weren't good defensively."
