Nov. 21, 2009
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Postgame Quotes
New Mexico vs. Louisiana Tech
November 21, 2009
New Mexico head coach Steve Alford:
“I’m ecstatic about how our guys performed. We were very, very nervous about this game watching this team on tape, and seeing them play yesterday versus Miami. They are very athletic, they can shoot the basketball and they are big-time on the glass.
“We out-rebounded them by 16 and held them to 29 percent shooting. I thought we really took a big step forward tonight at the defensive end and that really got us going offensively in the second half.
“You don’t get a whole lot of time to prepare, so I think in a tournament like this it’s to the credit of the players. They just really responded. We knew we were getting into a battle, and we got on a roll in the second half. ”