UNC-Tennessee Tech Quotes

North Carolina 108, Tennessee Tech 58
Post Game Quotes
UNC Head Coach Roy Williams Quotes

Opening Statement
"It was one of those games again where we were more gifted, more blessed, more talented, bigger and all those kind of things. I was very pleased. I was thinking about how we played so poorly in the second half Monday night when it was 52-26 Monday night when I walked off the court, that was the first time I had looked at the clock. And tonight I walked off the court and it was 50-26. So we did remind them at halftime about how poorly we played in the second half Monday night. I didn't enjoy all of it for the most part we were much better. The things I liked probably better than anything was 29 assist on 41 baskets. It means we did share the ball. I thought they were making way too many threes and yet they were 4-25. I guess one of them makes me feel like it was 12 of them. We did a much better job of playing defense without fouling as opposed to the way we played Monday night. Again, we were more blessed and should win that kind of game, but I think we did gain something from the way we felt after Monday night's game."

On the point guard play
"I am pretty doggone pleased with our point guard position. I am never going to be satisfied but if you look down there, Coby [White] has 4 assists 2 turnovers, so that makes 12:2 for both spots. Coby has 11, Seventh [Woods] has 7 so that is 18 points. I do feel pretty good about that. I want both of them to keep playing and getting better and better."

On freshmen playing big roles
"The reason the freshmen haven't had as big of roles the last few years was because all the upper classmen were better, so that was in front of them. Part of it is the talent in front of them is not as big, not as gifted, not as experienced. But also, those three guys are pretty good. But I've started a lot of freshman over the years. But these guys are gifted. They understand the mistakes they are making and trying to do better. I am comfortable with all three of them. Coby and Nassir [Little] got a little more ink but No. 1 [Leaky Black] is going to be pretty doggone good too."

On upperclassmen leadership
"Luke, Kenny and Cam are all really good leaders. I like for them to talk to them all the time. I think those three guys do a great job of leading a team. Even talking about a practice where we do all defense and those three guys led the guys through it, talking to them each and every time about we were going to get better today."

Tennessee Tech Head Coach Steve Payne Quotes

Opening Statement (On what he hoped to see from his team):
"Rebounding. We've been struggling rebounding and taking care of the basketball. We really wanted to see improvement on that. I think we had some good moments, and they are awfully good. For us to make this game close, we had to make some shots and we didn't."

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