The story of the game was our ability to create turnovers and get to the free throw line.
Quotes about turnovers (16 Quotes)
It's always great when a defense is able to create turnovers and score. That's something we missed last year. We'd get some turnovers, but we never scored points.
It was probably a couple of turnovers contributing to Carlton getting back into the game, but our ability to steady like we have done over the last couple of years got us over the line.
The game came down to turnovers and their ability to run the ball on us. We did some really good things on offense. We're just still too young offensively to be where we want to be. We just couldn't rise up to the challenges that OU gave to us today. They played a great game.
I thought we should have had at least three more turnovers. Colorado State, they tried to run the football. I thought they had the ability to test us in that area better than last week. But they only had 29 rushes for 59 yards. You look at the stats, and a lot of those stats came late in the game when we were playing back on our heels and we had down-the-line guys in there, but I expected them to play better.
The unforced turnovers are a concern. We got ahead of ourselves a little bit and maybe tried to play a little too fast a few times. Give Fort Dodge credit because they changed up defenses on us a lot and brought a lot of length and athleticism to the floor.
You have to temper everything, you have to say that some of the passes that we threw, if they were thrown against teams that have great athletic ability, they might have been stolen. But you look at it and you say, How many turnovers should you have if you play Albany Well, seven is a good number.
My greatest asset is probably my speed and shooting ability. I work hard on my three-point shooting because everyone wants to be a scorer. I use my speed on defense to create turnovers and get easy buckets in transition, and on offense I use it to get an open look.
Our defense worked hard out there, and I was impressed with their ability to cause so many turnovers. It was especially encouraging that they never gave an inch, even when we were up by so much.
That's why we're the No. 1-ranked team in the state. It's the ability to overcome. We struggled but were able to get some huge turnovers at the end.
Certainly you have to make adjustments on the offensive end. When you have a player like that in the fourth quarter, you have a tendency to look for him and realize he has that ability to take over a game. On the defensive end, he creates some turnovers for us and easy baskets. And we haven't gotten as many with him out of the lineup.
The defense was great. The coaches gave us great preparation. Adam (Boone) did a great job knocking down the point guard for their team. The big men did a great job of rotating on the wings when they went baseline to get charges and create turnovers.
The biggest improvement would have to be how they made good choices on where and when to attack on offense. We were also able to convert several turnovers into points.
We've had ability in the past to not let one problem totally halt our ability to put our noses down and drive forward, ... But turnovers take the ball out of your hands so you really can't control your destiny from that point on.
The run that really determined the game was to start the second half. Their easy baskets off turnovers and our inability to defend them. And then our ability to stay out of our way a lot of times.
The biggest key to his success is his ability to make decisions. He has a good understanding of the game and doesn't turn the ball over. His sophomore year, when we were 29-5, we never had a game with double figures in turnovers.