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XU Fordham Game Quotes
02.19.11 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 19, 2011
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Xavier University Musketeers vs. Fordham University Rams Saturday, February 19, 2011, Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game Quotes Fordham Head Coach Tom Pecora
"I was proud of my team. This team hasn't won in over a month. But they're resilient. The residue of the last couple of seasons has been tough. It was a great experience - obviously a great basketball environment [at Cintas Center]."
On Tu Holloway "I remember watching him play for the Salvation Army PAL[Police Athletic League] in the sixth grade [in Hempstead, Long Island]. It's a great backcourt, him and [Mark] Lyons."
"We made some shots. The most important statistic is field goal percentage. My whole mindset has been to get us to the last five minutes with a close game. But they're [Xavier] a good basketball team."
Xavier Players
On his first-half scoring "When I came off the ball screens there was a clear lane to the basket and I was aggressive tonight."
"We thought they would lie down, or some guys thought. But Fordham is a well-coached team."
"We just had to keep our composure and keep playing hard [when Fordham took a 54-53 lead]. We've been down before this season. We didn't play as well as we could, and they played really hard."
Xavier Head Coach Chris Mack
"Not one of our better performances, to say the least. Chris Gaston is a tremendous player. Brenton Butler is a fifth-year senior. They're a handful."
"It's really disappointing. It's a joke. Five, six, seven shots in one possession. It's not who we've been. We're playing for something bigger than that. You shouldn't need a wakeup call 26 or 27 games into the season."
"I don't think we played horrendous on offense. I just thought Fordham was quicker to loose balls. We looked like a deflated team that wasn't playing for anything. Fortunately, we have Terrell Holloway and Andrew Taylor."
On Chris Gaston "I've never seen a guy make a fadeaway in a post trap. He's a monster. He finds shooters. He can score out of the traps. He's an all-conference player."
