Quotes by Matt Kiefer

“Im not looking at it that way. Basically, Im trying to look it as an opportunity to help all the young guys, everybody who doesnt have as much experience as I do. Im just trying to look at it as an opportunity and help our team get better.”

“I was just being active. Coach Painter always says to chase rebounds. Im not a real athletic jumper, I guess you would say. Thats what I have to do, boxing out and chasing.”

“The ball movement really helped our offense tonight and my game as well. We did what coach Painter asked and that was move the ball well.”

“They do a good job of penetrating into the defense and kicking it back out for someone to hit a three. They are a good basketball team.”

“From past experiences I know that Terence Dials does a good job of scoring with his back to the basket. And they have some good shooters, so theyre going to be a handful for us.”

“Anytime you get to play at home you should feel more comfortable and relaxed. Being here in Mackey Arena with the fans behind you only helps.”

“That shows that they had to work for all their points. We put them into tough scoring positions, which is something they were not used to. Our guards did a good job of staying tight and trailing them.”

“Theyre a very good team, very athletic. They do a lot of things good, and theyre very good in transition. So its going to be tough for us. We havent played well on the road yet, but were looking forward to go down there and playing hard.”

“Its tough when you jump in after everybody else has played seven or eight games. Hes gotten into the flow and really helped.”

“Its one of the biggest games we have. It would be huge for us to win.”