Patrick Sparks
Patrick Sparks
advantage everybody gives opportunity practice
You practice like you play, and this is going to be Coach's system. This gives everybody an opportunity to start, and you've just got to take advantage of it.
last leave tried
I didn't want it to be my last game. I just tried to leave it all out on the court.
good job teammates
I was fortunate. My teammates did a good job getting me the ball.
changed complexion energy
Shagari was huge. He changed the complexion of the game. He changed our energy level.
knocked maybe
Maybe it was a little deep, but I knocked it down.
against came care chance everybody house took top
It's going to be us against a lot of orange. They came into our house and took care of us, and we've got to go down there and take care of business. ... This is a chance to show everybody that we can play with the top teams.
bring slow
It should slow the turnovers down and bring the assists up.
ended free knocked throws
They knocked the free throws down and ended the game.
expect fighting game kentucky people since
A lot of people expect Kentucky to play on the weekend. We've been down here since Thursday, and we've been fighting two games. We've made it to the weekend, and we'll just keep it going game by game.
extra found guys open passes teammate today
A lot of guys were open today and I just made a lot of extra passes when I could have shot, but I found a teammate who had a better shot.
ball felt half hitting knew knock quick second
We knew we weren't hitting in the first half and we knew we were going to have to knock down shots. Then the first one I hit in the second half felt real good, then I got another one, got the ball to me pretty quick after that. Once I got two in a row, I felt pretty good.
athletic fight hang tried
I just tried to hang in there and fight with the bigger, more athletic guys.
ball good happened hit shots teammates tried
I hit some shots tonight, but a lot of that just had to do with, I had the ball in the right spots. My teammates set some good screens, and ... I just tried to take good shots, and they just happened to be at good times.
fight sure
Being 5-5 in the conference, I'm sure we're on the bubble. But we've got to fight our way to the end.