Post Game Quotes
1/26/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 26, 2002
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Wake Forest Postgame Quotes January 26, 2002 - vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Coach Paul Hewitt
"Wake has a very good basketball team this year. They had some good stretches. Dawson did a good job hitting threes after we hit them. He stopped us. We should have done a better job getting into the offense. When Tony went out, we got tentative and that took us out of the game. It is very frustrating. I feel the team has given a good effort. We need every little break. B.J.'s a fighter - he played very well against some good competition, averaging 14-15 points a game. He is going to be a good player."
Wake Forest Coach Skip Prosser
"The crowd was good. It would be great to sell out this place. We came off the deck and played more confidently-we needed a win and we needed to improve for State. We aren't the most verbal guys in the world. We don't communicate nearly as well as we need to."
On Taron Downey... "He played pretty well. He hit a big three in the first half to give us a lift. He didn't handle the ball flawlessly, but he did well. And, for a freshman, he handled (Tony) Akins well."
On Josh Howard... "He showed great leadership on the court. Losing really bothers him - he really cares and wants to win. He played very well today."
On NC State...
"This will be our last game in the run through the league. It is a very tough league. There are no easy wins and this will still be a big challenge."
Wake Forest Junior Josh Howard
On scoring 1000 points... "I'm glad I did it. I didn't really keep up with it. I didn't know until the other day when Craig (Dawson) told me in practice - I knew I'd get it eventually."
On his 20 point performance... "I saw openings and I took them. The drives and the shots I took in the game, I take every day in practice."
Wake Forest Senior Craig Dawson
"In the second half, we had a few let downs on defense. Once we tightened those up and got on our break, no team can stop us. Today we tried to come out and establish a good tempo and get a good rhythm."