Xavier University Athletics
XU vs. SLU Postgame Quotes
01.25.12 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 25, 2012
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St. Louis Coach Rick Majerus
"The guys did a good job making foul shots, relatively speaking. Xavier did a fantastic job [shooting free throws]."
"Imagine, we concentrated on [Mark] Lyons and [Tu] Holloway and look what they got anyway [27 points and 22 points, respectively].
"I think Xavier is still very good. Other teams in the league have improved."
"You've got to credit [Mark] Lyons. Two of those shots were from beyond the 28-foot line."
"[Mark] Lyons is an outstanding player. We gave a great deal of effort, I'll say that. I thought they did, too."
Xavier Players
"The way we started [was disappointing], we gave up 42 points in the first half. We played really good defense in the second half. But it surprised me that we came out so flat in the first half."
"We're going to come to practice and try to get better. We have to come with a smile on our faces and get better."
On Rob Loe's and Cody Ellis's first-half 3-pointers "They were just getting too open, too quickly."
Xavier Head Coach Chris Mack
"They're [St. Louis] and excellent basketball team. They're very well coached. They're able to roll a guy like [Brian] Conklin into the post, and that's why they shot so many free throws in the second half. We decided to switch ball screens in the second half."
"I don't think tonight that it was a lack of toughness. I thought it was attention to detail."
On Mark Lyons "He played well on the offensive end. He did his job on the defensive end."
"We have to have a belief in ourselves. And we do. We just have to become a better basketball team."
"We've got to be ready to play. I thought we were ready to play. It was a very close game, so I don't want to say we weren't ready to play."
