UNI-Illinois State Quotes

Jan. 2, 2006

UNI Head Coach Greg McDermott

"I thought we did what we had to do tonight to win the game. We did a great job of controlling tempo. I also think our ability to force turnovers and we were able to establish an inside game and those proved to be the difference."

"Our guys executed a defensive game plan with a short prep time. I was proud that our guys were able to do that after playing on Saturday."

"Brooks (McKowen) is outstanding and the one word I think of when I think of Brooks on the defensive end of the floor is anticipation. He has great anticipation on the defensive end of the floor and he is not afraid to put his nose in there and pry the ball away from their big guys. His value to this team is immeasurable. You judge a point guard on wins and losses and he's won a lot of games for us. He just wants to win."

Sophomore center Eric Coleman

"We wanted to start out going inside early. We always put an emphasis on getting it inside early so we can open it up for our guards to shoot."

"Anytime we get going inside they tend to double us. Normally it's just one of us that gets it going and they can double. But tonight both of us were going off and they couldn't double us."

Senior guard Brooks McKowen

"You have to play defense if you are going to win in this conference. Our defense paid off for us tonight. It can jump start our offense like it did tonight."

Illinois State head coach Porter Moser

"I felt we were never in the game. And take nothing away from UNI, but we didn't play well. I thought Stout and Coleman bullied us and bruised us. Their guards also hurt us physically. Their guards can not only score but they can be physical and impact the game."

"UNI plays hard and they are relentless. They played hungry and greedy for a win."

"We came in and thought we would be competitive, but we didn't fight like we had been. You got to give credit to UNI, they didn't give us a chance because of the way they started the game."

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