Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons 84, Evansville 72
December 16, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 16, 2001
Senior Keith McLeod
"It has been an incredible run for us. Coach Dakich tells us to stick together and as long as we do that we will be o.k."
"I think it was a determination to win. They played pretty good defense. But if they got close, I was quick enough to go around them."
"We had a timeout and coach (Keith) Noftz told us we would win this game with defense. We were pretty fired up. We knew we had to get stops. Once we got stops, it started our run."
Senior Brandon Pardon
"We had to go out and prove we could play under difficult circumstances. It was up to us."
"The support we received from our bench was huge. They pick us up all the time. I have a lot of respect for our guys."
BGSU assistant coach Keith Noftz
"The key to this game was our defensive intensity in the second half and the contributions we received from our bench."
"It was an example of great leadership from our seniors to get everybody playing on the defensive end. We told them they were going to have to win this game with defense and they did."
"Going into the game we had planned on going deep into our bench, and we've felt all year our bench was going to be a major factor for us. We feel like we have 13 kids who can play, and tonight a few of them got their shot and played a lot with the foul situation and they came through."
BGSU Coach Dan Dakich
"Sometimes you take a T for a good reason, but I'm not too excited about my getting thrown out tonight. I don't think I was necessarily deserving - I don't think I crossed the line - but they did. I'm not apologetic about it, but I'm not excited that it happened, either."
"We told the kids at halftime that it's never about coaching - it's about how you play. I was really feeling bad that I had cost us points and that I got thrown out, but I'm really proud our players did what they did. If you're tired or sick or you're playing on the road and your coach gets thrown out - it doesn't matter. What matters is how you play."
"This is not an easy place to play. My assistant coaches get credit for this one, and the players obviously did the job out on the floor."
