Harry Statham Quotes (4 Quotes)

He came down for a visit and liked it and decided he was going to come here. A big factor is Eric Palm was here. I'm sure he wanted to play with Eric. He liked our program and was going to make a move.

You just can't keep doing that. They made some big shots, too, but we made some crucial mistakes late that hurt us -- a couple of quick shots, a couple of unforced turnovers, a couple of fouls.

UIS made some big shots. We had some turnovers that really hurt us were self-inflicted. Those were big plays. It's a championship game, and you make the big plays. I felt proud our kids came back again. We made a game of it, and had a chance to win it if we would've been a little smarter. But we had a young team and those things happen sometimes. Give UIS credit, they did a nice job.

We had a great half the last time up here, and we chipped away this time and got it back to where it was winnable. But you have to play flawless basketball at that point. You can't turn it over and give up easy plays.