Pat McNamara Quotations

We've got a young team and we're hoping to come on. They're getting better, but we want to bring them up with warp speed, and it's like a turtle's pace.

We told our guys at halftime that the first three minutes of the second half would set the tone for the rest of the game, and we didn't get it done.

I thought we had a shot there when we hit those threes. But we were all on the bench when Hay hit his three and we all thought, 'Great, he's shooting threes in the last minute of the game.' That was kind of the death bell for us.

Our guys just seemed to move the ball well. They (IMSA) have some good guys that can play, we had open shots in the first quarter, and they were falling. Everybody gets one or two shooting nights each season, and this was ours.

I was hoping we'd have enough energy to sustain. But in a rivalry like this, sometimes guys dig a little deeper than they normally do. They had more energy than I thought they would. This is a great win for the Cadets.

I think if East can rebound, they have the speed to run with West. I don't put any stock into West struggling (vs. West Chicago) because they were obviously looking ahead. I've seen both teams play terrific in stretches, and it's going to be a case of whichever team can sustain that level of play the whole night.

We just didn't come out with any energy whatsoever. It wasn't one or two guys, it was most of the team. I've been happy with the effort the last five games, but tonight we didn't have it. We're not that good a team that we can just show up and win. We went through the motions tonight.

We closed out their shooters in the first half, but we didn't do that in the second. We didn't block out for rebounds, and we turned the ball over.

They showed why they have only one loss in the conference. They don't turn the ball over and they play smart.

I told the guys at halftime we had to get some full court pressure going and hopefully get them to turn it over. We really worked hard defensively, got some steals and converted.

It was a good team game out there. It was very enjoyable for our guys.

The game was great for the fans. Our guys played with all their heart and gave everything.