Northwestern University Athletics
Quotes From the NU-Illinois Men's Basketball Game
1/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 17, 2001
POSTGAME QUOTES FROM NU-ILLINOIS MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME
January 17, 2001
ILLINOIS COACH BILL SELF
"We had some guys step up and play well in stretches, but we didn't play well as a team. Give Northwestern credit, they played a style that can make you look bad, and I thought they certainly did that to us tonight."
"We did a great job on the glass the entire game, but we just didn't guard the ball, we didn't defend the back cut at all during the first half, and we played with very little emotion. Offensively, we just stood around, but the best thing about this game was that we were able to come here and win."
"I really like what Bill [Carmody] is doing with this team. They're going to be good, they're going to beat some people, and we were just fortunate it wasn't us tonight."
"In my opinion the wrong team won. I thought Northwestern played harder."
NORTHWESTERN COACH BILL CARMODY
"To beat a team of that caliber you have to play for 40 minutes, and I think we played hard for 40 minutes. The mark of a good team is that they can turn it on a little bit, and in the last five minutes they turned it on and dominated."
"Trying to contain [Frank] Williams is hard. There was a stretch when he went through us like butter. He's a good player."
"You don't get that many opportunities to play against a real good team and hang with them for that long, so we're all disappointed that it got away from us."
"I was pleased with the way we played. But rebounding is part of the game, and I don't think we were fast to the ball. They were quick to the ball, and all of the different guys that came in seemed to get offensive rebounds."
