Postgame Quotes
1/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Coaches' Comments
Wake Forest Head Coach Skip Prosser:
"Virginia played very well. We knew they would be a wounded animal. We fought hard, but we just couldn't get over the hump."
(On Virginia's defensive strategy)
"We prepared for both [zone and man-to-man defense]. We didn't play well against both. We didn't handle the basketball as well as we needed to. ... [In the second half], their pressure pushed us away from the basket and we didn't really counter that."
"We haven't shot well all year. They guarded us better than we executed on offense. We're a shooter shy without Justin Gray in there."
(On Wake's play during a first-half Virginia run)
"We had a couple of good looks that didn't go down and they hit some shots. We didn't pay enough attention to detail during that stretch.
(On calling two timeouts early in the second half)
"We've got some youngsters out there. We didn't want it to slip away right there. ... We're a team that is still learning how to play in those situations."
The ACC "is a balanced league. The home-court edge has manifested itself so far. But it is too early to say it is a trend."
Virginia Head Coach Pete Gillen:
"We were desperate for a victory after losing three in a row. I though our defense was good. We beat a very good team. Jason Clark did a good job making Josh Howard work. Majestic Mapp gave us a lift. Everybody who played contributed. ... It was a must win."
"Nick Vander Laan was great, doing the dirty work on the boards. We did a respectable job against the top rebounding team in the country."