Patrick Sparks
Patrick Sparks
played separated stretch
I thought we played them tough. But I think they did some things down the stretch that separated us.
against final five great minutes neutral site six team
To come back from 11 down in the final five or six minutes at a neutral site against a great team does show a lot about our toughness.
joe mixing
Joe was in there mixing it up. That's what we needed.
ball calling hit hits tough
He was calling for the ball a lot. He hit some tough shots. He always hits tough shots.
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.
came dug halves hole ourselves played together
We dug ourselves a big hole but we just came together and played for each other. Once we put two halves like that together, we'll be tough.
capable gave hard stepped tonight
When we're in the spread, it's hard to guard. Joe's a capable player, and he really stepped up tonight and gave us what we needed.
teams
We play two top-10 teams (this) week. It's in our hands.
foul teams
I didn't think they were going to foul me. Most teams don't want to foul me at the end, but they did.
call saw
I didn't know what happened. I thought I was going to have to call a timeout or something. It was crazy, I just saw him and I was like, get up.
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.
ball good teammates
I had the ball in the right spots. My teammates set some good screens.
anytime beat contest rebound shots tough
Anytime we can contest shots and rebound the way we did, it'll be tough to beat us.
athletic fight hang tried
I just tried to hang in there and fight with the bigger, more athletic guys.