Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Player Quotes
2/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Penn State vs Indiana
February 22, 2006
Indiana Player Quotes
Junior guard Errek Suhr
On the three-point shooting:
ES: "They were playing a pretty loose zone tonight. They were packing it in so that we couldn't get the ball into Marco (Killingsworth). We were taking the shots they would give us. We worked all week on being ready to shoot the ball."
On the importance of this game:
ES: "A win at home is vital for what we need to do. I'm happy we got the win. We had some guys step up big tonight. We are looking forward to the game this weekend against Michigan State."
Sophomore guard A.J. Ratliff
On facing the zone of Penn State:
AR: "We saw a lot of zone from them last Wednesday when we faced them. We worked on it all week in practice, so we knew what to expect during the game."
On playing Penn State twice in a week:
AR: "We know what to expect. We know their players and staff and what they will be bringing into the game."
Senior Marshall Strickland
On what this win means:
MS: "It means a lot. We got the monkey off our back. We can start to prepare for Sunday and get back on a roll.
On scoring 1,000 points as a Hoosier:
MS: "It means a lot to just have my name in the record books at Indiana is a great honor. I'm really proud to be in that category with some of those other Indiana greats."
On how close the game was in the final minutes:
MS: "I wanted to keep going at them. I wanted to stay aggressive and go at them strong. They beat us up under the basket and got a lot of second chance buckets. We were just trying to fight them, and I think we won the battle tonight."
