Riley Wallace Quotes

"You can see how much the energy level rises when you get a win like that. It's amazing how that works."

"It becomes a practice problem, too. We can't even do five-on-five anymore."

"This is the first competitive practice we've had in a month. When you have that competitiveness out there, everybody's level moves up."

"I knew we were in trouble then."

"You had two freshmen (Hiram Thompson and Dominic Waters) in there together and we weren't able to rest some of the other guys and I think it caught up to us in the second half. I think we lost a little bit of control of the game right there at the end (of the first half)."

"It's a tie for now. I want them to believe that the season's not over and we can continue this thing."

"We came out of the locker room with a little fire, but it didn't last very long. Kemp hit a couple of shots on us when we were making a run and we dropped our heads."

"I hope that monkey died and doesn't affect anybody else."

"Our power guys inside, I'm calling them floaters now because there's no power. We're not scoring in the paint."

"Even if you're not in the race, you still have to jockey for position in the (WAC) tournament. So they still have a lot to play for. They'll be ready for us."

"This team works better than other teams we've had in the past as far as improving themselves on the court, and the attitude is always positive. But this team has its own personality, and unfortunately, it's a passive one."

"I made a gesture coming out of my huddle. And he wanted it. He likes television."

"You want to have competition at every spot. Hopefully the guys you bring in are good enough to push the guys we have coming back."

"We still have to look for them but we have to be more patient, we can't force them. And if you're not hitting those, you'd better establish that inside game."

"They don't make many mistakes and that's what makes them successful."

"This group has probably improved through practice more than any group I've had. That's because they have the skills to do it, but they also accepted their roles and really stayed together as a team."

"I stayed with them because we were in foul trouble. I went as long as I could with it, and then went back to our big zone."

"Everything seems to come back when you're at home. The guys have been working hard. You can see they have more energy here."

"Second half, when (Idaho) went man-to-man, we ran everything to Julian. That's why he got all those dunks."

"I don't know what you could do different. You got the same game plan, you got the same kids. It's an energy thing they have to do."