University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis Postgame Quotes
Feb 25, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2006
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari
"I have to give Doug (Wojcik) credit. They seemed to want it more than we did. For awhile there in the second half, we played not to lose instead of playing to win, which is the way we have played all year. We had a chance to lose the game, but we won it and we will move on. There are a bunch of games that you will play throughout the season, and you're not going to be great every night out. The problem is that we have had a couple (of games like that) back-to-back now. I just told them that if they play this way at UAB and with Houston, you will lose both games. That's a done deal."
"We will have Monday and Tuesday practices. I told them that we need to get away from each other, so we're taking tomorrow off. Hopefully in those practices, we will right some wrongs and get some guys playing the way they need to be playing."
Tulsa Head Coach Doug Wojcik
"We played very well tonight and really competed against Memphis. I am very proud of our team. I thought Rodney Carney stepped up really big when he had to. The three he hit towards the end of the first half and the three when it was a two-point game late in the second half hurt us. He is the potential C-USA Player of the Year candidate, and he showed why right there."
"Memphis really does dribble-drive well. We ended up switching four positions at the end of the game. We fought hard all game, but in the end Memphis had too much fire power.
"As a team, we play defense well and our kids listen. Memphis did a poor job at the free throw line (26-41) and that really kept us in the game."
