University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Postgame Quotes
1/12/2008 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 12, 2008
On the 28-point performance by Bradley's Jeremy Crouch:
"Crouch had a great game. He did exactly what seniors are supposed to do. He made some shots, and a lot of those shots were contested, and he controlled the ball well late."
On Panthers' early rebound deficit:
"We weren't able to get transition opportunities because we didn't rebound, it was that simple. That would have been big for us."
On UNI topping 70 points against Division I team for first time since Nov. 18:
"I thought we executed things pretty well on the offensive end. We got some easy shots we haven't had for a while."
On matching up defensively with Crouch late in the second half:
"It's kind of tough. You have to credit Crouch for hitting those shots and credit Bradley for getting him the ball, but we've got to be smarter and get out there and get our heads up."
On Bradley's rebounding edge late, when UNI drew within two points:
"Any time we were close like that and we needed a defensive rebound, they came up with the offensive rebound. It just shows that you have to work harder to win games in this league."
On next step for UNI after losing three in a row:
"We only see things going one way, and that's up. I've got confidence in these guys that we can get it done."
On Bradley's offensive output:
"Sometimes we had some miscommunication on defense, and Jeremy Crouch just played a great game. We've just got to get out and contest shots."
On Bradley's ability to answer when UNI drew close late in second half:
"We needed to get a stop and we didn't come up with one when we needed it to win that ballgame."
Bradley Coach Jim Les
On team's effort to snap six-game losing streak:
"I put some pressure on (Crouch), being our senior, and on everybody to will themselves to a win. We had an energy and a mentality I really liked."
On Crouch's 28 points, which included a 6-for-8 effort from beyond the 3-point arc:
"He manufactured some points with free throws and, when UNI backed off, he was able to score from outside."
On picking up first Missouri Valley Conference road win:
"I'm really proud of this team because I know how hard it is to get a road win."
