Louisville vs. Saint Louis Post-Game Quotes

Feb. 5, 2002

Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino

"Saint Louis deserves a lot of credit. They just manhandled us out of our offense and we could not handle it. We put ourselves in a position to win and we just did not execute. Poor ball handling at the end cost us, but their defense did that to us."

"Reece played spectacularly. He took some bad shots at the end, but that was because his teammates did not play up to his level and he was forced to try to make the play."

Saint Louis Head Coach Lorenzo Romar

"I am not saying this because Reece Gaines scored 37 points tonight, but he may be the most improved player in our league. He is outstanding. We told our guys who have been here and saw him play last year that you do not know how Reece Gaines plays now. He may be the quickest 6-6 guy in the country."

"It is always fun to play in Freedom Hall. The fans are extremely knowledgeable and it is a great environment."

"We were very aware of Reece Gaines. Kids in college just don't hit those shots, the 24-footers. We are not used to guarding that. That's tough."

(on the first road win) "Hopefully this win will give us some confidence in our next road game."

University of Louisville Athletics

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