Postgame Quotes

January 12, 2008 | Men's Basketball

Tennessee Head Coach Bruce Pearl

"We started the 2nd half off big. We really came to play. I think the loss last year may have had something to do with it."

"We go as JuJuan Smith goes. He went up against some great guards and was really impressive."

"We had a pretty good defensive effort tonight. Our offensive efficiency lapsed at times. We were able to jump on them at the beginning of both halves."

South Carolina Head Coach Dave Odom

"I thought during halftime, if we could correct a couple things offensively and defensively, that we could make a run at them. I never dreamt that we would come out of the locker room so flat."

"Tennessee played extremely well for 40 minutes. They have a very good basketball team. They're good on defense. They're good on offense."