University of North Texas Athletics
North Texas vs. Stephen F. Austin Postgame Quotes
12/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
December 30, 2005
Jeffrey Simpson (NT, C)
“We came out tonight with a lot of intensity. I think that carried over from our shoot-around today. We were ready to play tonight. We came out and got after it.”
“Coach Jones wanted us to go inside. We had a height advantage and we wanted to go inside on them and it worked out for us. We’ve just got to keep progressing each game. We’ve got to bring it every night.”
Harold Stewart (NT, F)
“I just want to play hard every game. We felt like we had control of this game the entire night. We just couldn’t get tense at the end so we could pull it out.”
Johnny Jones (head coach)
“This game played out pretty much like I thought it would. It was tough, hard-fought game. This was an ideal game for us at this point of the season. Our game plan was to go inside. Simpson (Jeffrey), Stewart (Harold), Williams (
On Jeffrey Simpson’s play
“I thought Jeffrey played very well. He stepped up with his second good game in a row. The things he allowed to happen in our last game did not happen tonight. He blocked four shots and his presence kept SFA out of the paint area. He is coming into his own at the right time for us.”
On going on the road
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On shooting the three pointer
“We didn’t shoot very well from the three tonight. This says a great deal about our team when we can go 1-of-14 from three and still find a way to win. We stepped up in other areas both offensively and defensively.”
Danny Kaspar (SFA head coach, former NT player)
“I’m real proud of the way the team came back tonight. They did a good job and fought back. Some guys really came through for us and fought hard.”
“I think this
