Boston College Athletics
Game Quotes
January 20, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 20, 2002
Boston College Head Coach Al Skinner
"We are still not quite where we need to be, but we just needed to get a win. At times we played real well and then we relaxed, and that is the thing that we need to avoid. We definitely have to maintain our concentration throughout the game."
"It was clear to me that he (Troy Bell) was not feeling it, but the thing I was the most pleased about was the shots that he did take. I thought they were good shots, and he also attacked the basket aggressively and was able to draw some fouls. I was real happy with his play."
"We are still trying to remain competitive in this league. You are suppose to take care of business at home but unfortunately we have not, but the nice thing is that this team has won on the road and I think we can win on the road. I think we play well on the road, so I think we can go on the road and get some wins but in saying that when you looked at this home stand it looked like an opportunity for us to get out in front but we didn't take advantage of this opportunity. We are going to continue to go out and play the way we are capable of playing."
Boston College Guard Ryan Sidney
"We got a W and we needed one and thank god we got it."
"We had a balanced attack today, and I think that is what helps us as the more balanced our attack is the better we will be."
In regards to getting a double-double
"It shows that my body is starting to get back into shape. I went out there today and played enthusiastically from the jump. I was out there and ready and today I did not feel sluggish and slow ... Today I felt strong, felt powerful and felt today like this is the start of a new track."
Virginia Tech Head Coach Ricky Stokes
"I think our team played hard enough. The effort, definitely, one of the things that we, coming into this game wanted to have the opportunity just to play hard on the road. We knew Boston College had a very good team. We wanted to be able to contain their perimeter players and also have an opportunity to box out, but in the second half they had probably one, two, three offensive rebounds that I thought were very critical."
"We went inside quite a bit and just didn't dial the right number to be able to score inside. Naturally, a very good team like that, and a very good shooting free throw team like that. We definitely didn't want to put them on the line as many times as they went."
"I thought our defense was pretty good today. It's just the way the game is called and its just the way, I guess, the breaks, we have been getting, but we just have to continue to play the way we have been playing defensively and just hope maybe some of those breaks and some of those calls will even out."
