Oakland 77, BGSU 53

December 31, 2004 | Men's Basketball

Dec. 31, 2004

BGSU coach Dan Dakich

"...the last four days of practice, we just came out and as a coach and I saw this coming."

"They played harder, they played tougher, they beat us on the backboard, they beat us every which way..."

"I can't think of one area where I thought we competed."

"We had two good looks to cut it down, (Oakland lead to four) but it wasn't real. I didn't feel that we ever got a grasp of guarding them. I didn't think we were making them hurry as we have made the other teams that we have played hurry.

"I thought we let them go at their pace and let them be comfortable as opposed to going at our pace and making them uncomfortable and that happens..."

"We have to play with energy, and toughness and enthusiasm and when we don't, things like this will happen."