Deonte Tatum
Deonte Tatum
bad road runs seems
I don't know what it is. We just can't get over that hump. Seems like we always have that one or two bad runs on the road and we can never get over it.
cut hit
We had them where we wanted when we cut it to seven. So when (Carroll) hit those two big ones, that was huge.
feeling guy
Everything he does is funny. If you're feeling down, he's the guy to go see because he'll make you laugh.
bring brought energy second
Didn't bring enough energy to start. Second half, we brought it.
ball special
We just couldn't put the ball in the basket. They weren't doing anything special on us defensively.
chance few
If we had made a few more baskets in the first half, we would still have a chance to win.
adjust changes game plan
We had to adjust because our whole game plan changes without Ahmet in there. We'll just have to adjust some more now and we'll be OK.
ncaa needed outlook rest rolling tournament win
This was huge. We needed this just to keep rolling into the WAC Tournament. Our whole outlook is to win the WAC Tournament and get to the NCAA (Tournament), so it's important for us to win the rest of our games.
dealing depth time tomorrow worry
We've been dealing with depth all year. Now is not the time to worry about it. There's no tomorrow if you lose, so you have to put it all on the line.
chance experience great learned people
Not a lot of people where I'm from get a chance to go to school, especially for free, or to play. It's been a great experience for me. I've learned a lot from a lot of different people, especially out here in Hawaii. I got to see and experience a different culture, a lot different from what I'm used to.
cast good guys might rest
It might look like a one-man team, but he's got a good cast around him. The rest of the guys all play their roles.
fight ugly
We're going to fight to the end. We're still in the hunt. We're still believing. It's ugly right now, but it's not over for us.
allowed enjoying fun game hard key playing work
That's most important. That's pretty much the key to how well we've been playing down the stretch. We got back to just enjoying the game and just playing. ... We're all just having fun and that's what allowed us to work hard and just take every day like it's our last.
decent game late played stretch
They got us down the stretch at their place. We feel like we played a decent game, we just made some turnovers late in the game and they capitalized.