Player Postgame Quotes
Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh
February 10, 2002
Syracuse, NY - Carrier Dome
Junior forward Keuth Duany
On the significance of the game:
“This was a big game for us. We needed to win this game. Now we have to turn around and dig our way up.”
On the game:
“We were playing great basketball in the first half. We were playing together. We were playing defense.”
“The two halves were total opposites of each other.”
Freshman center Craig Forth
“For 35 minutes we played incredibly well. The last five minutes, I don’t know what happened. Obviously it wasn’t good enough to win.”
“We were all effective up until the five minute mark. I was getting assists. Preston (Shumpert) was shooting well. I guess we just lost our wind.”
Sophomore point guard James Thues
On the difference between the first and second half:
“We just let them get out in front of us and they started hitting shots.”
