Player Postgame Quotes
Syracuse vs. Virginia Tech
January 26, 2002
Syracuse, NY - Carrier Dome
Junior guard DeShaun Williams
On the team coming back in the second half:
“Coach Boeheim just said that this was our season. We couldn’t lose this game. We just came together and won.”
On why SU’s offense was more productive in the second half:
“In the first half we were making only one pass and then trying to create in the lane. We were more patient in the second half and it opened up a lot of things.”
Sophomore guard James Thues
On the play of DeShaun Williams and Preston Shumpert:
“They were in the right place at the right time. I was just giving them the ball and they were making shots.”
On Virginia Tech and the game:
“It seemed like they wouldn’t go away. But we were at home. We had to protect our home court. It was good to get the win.”
Senior forward Preston Shumpert
On the play of DeShaun Williams:
“He was letting the game come to him tonight.
“The last few games he was rushing shots because he wants to do so well. When he lets the game come to him, he has the most success.”
On Virginia Tech:
“They played a good game. We felt that if we kept fighting and plugging away, then we could turn the game around. That’s what happened and we got the win.”
