Lewis Jackson Quotations

If we can pick up these two (TSU tonight and Prairie View A&M on Monday) at home, we'll be in much better shape. We've got a lot of the better teams in the conference coming to our place in the second half. We've played well at home. We need to win these games this weekend and build on them.

I don't think we were intimidated. Early on in the game we were just trying to hurry the ball and push the ball to make them run, but I don't think intimidation was a factor.

I think the guys were just a little too excited at the start. We were trying to calm them down in the locker room and they were bouncing all over the place. But they settled down. Andrew hit some big shots for us and really set us off on a run there.

I think this loss just showed that they're more physical and more mature. I told my team we need to keep pushing it, but that's what (Quincy) did. That's what an experienced team does.

It is just a lack of concentration. It has to do with playing with confidence under and around the basket. We just came out flat.

We came out flat in the second half. We came out and committed two costly fouls at the beginning of the half. We just played sluggish.

We've been fighting for the last couple of games to keep these guys focused. We're trying to get them to understand that when you're playing against a team fighting for their playoff lives, they're going to give it everything they've got.

We did what we wanted to do. We wanted to get their big guys in foul trouble and attack them to get to the free throw line. We accomplished that goal, but we just couldn't make a free throw tonight. We just didn't shoot the ball well.

We played with intensity tonight and that's what we've been missing. We've been playing so lackadaisical the last few ball games and we really needed to get past that. This was a good win for us tonight.

We pride ourselves in defense and like they say, defense wins championships.

We used our power game when we had too. We got right down there and played the aggressors.

We just weren't mentally prepared. I think the guys just assumed that teams at the bottom (of the conference) would lay down for us.

At first it was sort of awkward. Now, everybody's getting used to it. Overall, we just need to be able to match out intensity.

I told the guys to just play good defense and no make (Riley-Smith) put it on the floor and work for a shot. They did that. I'm proud of these guys. I've been preaching to these guys about finishing off games. We finished one off tonight.

The offensive line is just amazing. They made the holes for me and I was able to get through them.

It was amazing. All I wanted was to help (the seniors) beat Mac. It's a great feeling.

It was kinda crazy going back and forth. We were working the inside-outside game, and when they doubled down we got open shots.

It's really surprising how well he's playing. You see him walking, and he's walking with a limp, and you never would think that he's been able to play like he is. But he's worked his tail off and he's fought to get where he is.

The inside guys started to dominate us a little in the second half. That forced us to have to go a zone, and then their guards hit a couple of 3-pointers that put the game out of reach.

I like trying to win. But this rivalry, it's just knowing that for one year, we can walk around saying we're the best.

I'll tell you, they came out ready to practice. Nothing much seems to bother these guys. They haven't lost their confidence. And that's good to see. That's only going to make things better.

This is a great feeling. The greatest I've had here. I can't even explain it, but I know one thing, I want to keep on feeling it.

The guys were really down following that game. I can't blame them. It was a tough one to take.