ECU-Houston Postgame Quotes
January 30, 2016 | Men's Basketball
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East Carolina Head Coach Jeff Lebo
Opening statement
"That was a heck of a college basketball game and if you are a fan of college basketball you will not get much more exciting to watch than that. I'm disappointed for my team that we came up short. We battled and I am not sure how we got it to overtime, but we showed resilience. Rob Gray was absolutely terrific out there; he looked like Akeem Richmond shooting balls. [Wes] Vanbeck comes off the bench and hits a couple of dagger shots for us. We have a hurting group in the locker room, this week it came down to Memphis to the wire, Temple to the wire and this one double overtime. I just hate that we came up short."
On today's game and comeback
"Our kids battled hard here at home and we did a lot of good things. We battled hard and our kids never quit, we have never been that way here. Michael Zangari made a couple of foul shots to put us into second overtime. Caleb (White) made some big shots and B.J. (Tyson) made some big plays. There were big plays everywhere, every time you thought a team would take over; the other would make one or two at the other end. There were a lot of 3-point shots going up in that game, not much inside. We tried to figure out who to play. When we went bigger they played more zone, when we went smaller they went more man to man. It was a big chess match. They made some big shots and Rob Gray was unbelievable."
On Wes Vanbeck
"He is a tough kid and he has been playing a little more for them lately. For him to come in that situation and do what he did, that was pretty unique."
Junior Caleb White
On competition in American Athletic Conference
"When everybody is bringing it, everybody is very close on any given night. Any player can go off for 20 points, as you can see today, it was for 30. Teams are good and teams are complete, so we have the compete everyday."
On playing today after injury
"I was just really winded and I couldn't really find my legs for most of the game. I found them one time when we needed one and that was alright. Conditioning is the main things and getting the rust out of my shot."
Senior Prince Williams
On playing so many close games this week
"Every game has been a thriller, so we have to step up to the plate like we did today. [We] came up short. I am still proud of our guys and has been a good week for us. Now we need to go back to the drawing board and go to UCONN."
On the play of Wes Venbeck
"It kind of took me by surprise, but we knew from the scouting report he makes 3s for the team. He stepped up and hurt us late."
