Sam Bertsch Quotes (10 Quotes)

This is a big win. We felt fortunate to be down only one point at halftime. We just needed to do things that are T-Birds basketball. That is score off the press and hit three-pointers.

I think these guys took the Amherst loss a little personally, and I think that played in our favor tonight. These kids want to win, and they came out and gave it everything.

We did a much better job of breaking things down and making the extra pass in the second half. Austen was a difference-make for us.

Colton got an opportunity to make a start and took advantage of it. He may stay in there for a little bit longer.

I would have like to have seen the vote for those guys for player of the year in our conference. I don't think you could have gone either way.

With their style of play a big lead can be gone pretty quick, and to be honest I think we were running out of gas towards the end. Fortunately, we had enough to finish things off.

It was a fun game to watch even as a coach. I thought I was watching DukeNorth Carolina there for a little while. Both teams shot the ball unbelievable.

Our full-court pressure allowed us to force some uncomfortable situations for Shiocton. That changed the tempo and helped us get some key buckets, and that was the difference.

Their ability to hit some big pressure shots was the difference. You have to give them credit. They didn't quit at all and it's a 32-minute game. They made big shots when they had to.

This was definitely not the way we wanted to have the season end. We have a young team that wants to make it to the next level, and tonight we saw what a team that is there plays like. If nothing else, it's something that we can learn from.