Jan. 9, 2005
Postgame quotes from San Diego State's 59-57 victory over Brigham Young on Jan. 8
San Diego State Coach Steve Fisher:
"We competed hard in the first half, but I didn't think we competed intelligently."
"In basketball, a 12-point lead does not mean anything. I knew if we stuck in there and fought hard, we would have a chance to win."
"We brought ourselves back and then started pressuring them to change the tempo of the game."
"The last shot looked like it was going out. I thought it was not going to go in, but tonight the winds blew our way."
BYU Coach Steve Cleveland:
"What you'll remember from this game is the three mistakes in the last minute."
"It was certainly a struggle to score like we did in the second half. We did everything we needed to do but win the game."
"It hurts, it hurts the players and the coaches. We got the shots we needed but didn't knock them down."
"We didn't have real good offense tonight. It's unfortunate that we didn't score more."
"The players are hurting and if you've never played the game, you won't understand."
"We have got to get better. That's the only approach we can take."