Dec. 2, 2004

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Postgame Quotes

Cleveland State Head Coach Mike Garland
"I have to give a lot of credit to Clarion. They came in and took advantage of a lot things that we do well. They could handle our pressure and they most of the time with basically four guards and a postman."

"A year ago, we couldn't have won a ballgame like this. But our kids showed some character tonight and stuck together. There was no finger-pointing. I'm proud of that fact."

"Patrick Tatham has been a solid rock for us. Michael Clarke was killing us, and we told Patrick that he had him by himself, and he stopped him. Now we can play basketball. That kid is a solid rock. He does a tremendous job for this team."

"Omari is showing some leadership, and that makes Patrick and the other guys better players."

Omari Westley
"We were happy about the fact that we were tied with eight minutes left and by the end of the game, we were up by 19. That just shows great team chemistry and that we are growing up and learning how to play together."

"We know we can make baskets. We know on any given night we can score points. Where we are going to win the game though is on defense. Bottom line: offense wins games, defense wins championships."

Raheem Moss
"We haven't taken any teams lightly this season. Since game one, we came out just taking it one game at a time. We knew what they're reputation was, no matter if they're Division II or Division I. They played hard. We give that whole program a lot of credit."

"I didn't realize that I only missed one three. I was just shooting and wasn't worried about missing. I was just letting the ball fly, and they just dropped tonight. As long as I can create some space, thats all that matters."

Clarion Head Coach Ron Righter
"I felt confident in the second half that we could keep it close, but CSU really pushes the ball well and gave us a tough time getting set in some of our defenses, so I give them credit for that."

"Tonight we tried to a little more of a match-up game because of the atheltic ability that Cleveland State has. They had some horses in there tonight."