George Nessman Second Quotations

Nelson had a monster game in the second half. He is a good player and was hard to stop tonight.

We made a run in the second half but couldn't get over the hump.

This is extremely disappointing. New Mexico State played great in the second half. We have lost so many (games) in the final two minutes. It is heartbreaking for our team and our staff. By our count, we are 1-9 in games decided in the last three minutes. We are trying to put our fingers on it. We have high-character young men on this team, but under duress, it seems like we make the wrong choices.

They are good enough to play with anybody in the country. I think their win at Kansas (on Dec. 1) proved that. But I don't think winning in the first round is enough for them anymore. They look like a team that could go to the second weekend and do some damage.

In the first half, I thought we gave him some. The second half, we made him fight for every one of them, and he just got them. That's how good he is. That's a different-level player.