Patrick Sparks
Patrick Sparks
anytime beat contest rebound shots tough
Anytime we can contest shots and rebound the way we did, it'll be tough to beat us.
ask good job taking
They did a good job of taking away the three. We had the shot, and that's all you can ask for.
closing driving extra giving hit hitting near passes quick shots trying
They were closing out on me quick and giving me driving lanes. I was able to hit some mid-range shots and make some extra passes in there. Then I started hitting some threes there near the end trying to get us back. It just wasn't enough.
couple feeling felt half hit second
The first 3 I hit in the second half felt pretty good. And once I hit a couple in a row, I was feeling really good.
advantage guys people played second stepped tonight took veteran
I thought we responded well to it, the veteran guys stepped up, started the first half, started the second half, played well. People got some opportunities tonight and I think they took advantage of it.
teams
We play two top-10 teams (this) week. It's in our hands.
bring slow
It should slow the turnovers down and bring the assists up.
hit seemed turn
It seemed like I'd hit one, but they'd turn around and hit one, too. It really didn't matter.
bad felt losses needed senior
It's something I felt like I needed to do. I apologized for the losses and the way I had been playing. This is my senior year, and I don't want to go out on a bad note. I just want us to play for each other when we're on the court.
ball calling hit hits tough
He was calling for the ball a lot. He hit some tough shots. He always hits tough shots.
ball good happened hit shots teammates tried
I hit some shots tonight, but a lot of that just had to do with, I had the ball in the right spots. My teammates set some good screens, and ... I just tried to take good shots, and they just happened to be at good times.
against final five great minutes neutral site six team
To come back from 11 down in the final five or six minutes at a neutral site against a great team does show a lot about our toughness.
came dug halves hole ourselves played together
We dug ourselves a big hole but we just came together and played for each other. Once we put two halves like that together, we'll be tough.
best coast fighting fights-and-fighting position tournament worry year
We could coast into the tournament and just worry about getting the best position possible. This year we are fighting for our lives.