Mike Gurley Quotations

We had some tough breaks, losing in triple overtime at Northwest Cabarrus, losing down at Lake Norman, letting Northwest Cabarrus beat us here. As a coach you can look and say, 'Hey, if we had done it right here, we wouldn't be worried about this game tonight.' We didn't get it done on those nights, but we got it done tonight.

I thought (Cuthbertson) was the energy that got us going in the fourth quarter.

That took a lot out of us. That was the heart and soul of what we try to do. We showed a lot of character and a lot of poise, but we've just got to get better.

They wanted it more. I know they won the battle of the boards. I know they won the battle of 50-50 balls. They played harder, longer and more efficiently.

It's like right after lunch, after you've had a 12-inch sub, eaten your chips and had your drink. We settled in and said, 'Let's go and get this building done today.' We did a good job of being workmanlike.

We did a good job of not going for fakes. And Turner had some massive, high-elevating, snatch-it-down rebounds.

It was a competitive atmosphere ? that's for sure. Give Northwest credit. We had our chances, but they always seemed to run a dagger into us to make sure the game wasn't over.

Corey gives us a nasty post rotation with K.J. Sherrill and Wesley Turner. He's one of those guys that talks on the bench and communicates on the floor.

Thank God Mooresville's got that soft rim. I noticed it all night. That thing kind of hit the front and kind of looked like a putt at the end where you think it's dead and then it just kind of drops.

This team sort of rides my attitude, and if I'm ornery, they get nervous, and if I get frustrated, they get frustrated. So I was very focused tonight on just playing this game together and having fun. I didn't do any wonderful coaching other than letting my team play.