Nevada 68, San Jose State 60
2/14/07
Nevada Quotes:
Nevada forward Nick Fazekas on winning the 100th game of his career:
“It means a lot to me and it means a lot to the program. I am happy to be a part of this program.”
Fazekas on getting the win:
“We did a decent job tonight. We won so that is what matters. We got win number 23 (of the season) tonight.”
Nevada guard Kyle Shiloh on winning the 100th game of his career:
“If feels good and shows what we’ve done as a program these last four years.”
Shiloh on guarding San Jose guard Carlton Spencer:
“He is a big part of their team. I tried to limit his touches and shut him down.”
Nevada head coach Mark Fox on this team down the stretch:
“We were a reflection of our coach, we were awful. No disrespect to San Jose, I didn’t coach well.”
“We were never in a rhythm. We didn’t rebound well and I’m not sure what we were thinking.”
Fox on the beginning of the second half:
“We didn’t play well the first 3-4 minutes but the game is 40 minutes. We just didn’t play as well as we are capable of.”
“I don’t think it had to do with effort. We had a technical breakdown. We gave up baseline drives and we didn’t play as well as we’re capable of playing.”
Fox on Shiloh’s play:
“He is a senior and he’s so underappreciated. He is a complete player and an important part of our team.”
San Jose State Quotes
San Jose State Coach George Nessman on San Jose State’s 2nd half play:
“We had an opportunity to win but we didn’t get it done.”
Nessman on San Jose State’s problem with getting to the foul line:
“We were unable to get to the free throw line and it really hurt us. You can’t win with two free throw attempts.”
Nessman on Nevada’s play against the zone defense:
“In the second half they dissected the zone and got open looks. They are a great team and won’t miss those.”
Nessman on playing on the road at Nevada:
“We found ourselves fighting uphill and this isn’t an easy place to fight uphill.”
Nessman on the Wolf Pack this season:
“They are #10 for a reason. They play winning basketball.”
