St. John's University Athletics
POSTGAME QUOTES: St. John's vs. Marquette
1/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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St. John's Head Coach Chris Mullin...
On today's game:
"Overall, we kept a good pace. We lost [Yankuba] Sima last game so this is the first game we really went small. I thought they did a good job using their size to wear us down a bit. Obviously, they had 10 more makes from the free throw line and that's probably what it came down to."
On Kassoum Yakwe's play:
"Continued growth [from Yakwe]. Kassoum, like all our younger players, is very hard working and diligent. I was happy and proud of him because he battled all game; rebounding, blocking shots and running the floor. Impressive [showing from Kassoum]."
On keeping morale up despite the losses:
"We've struggled to get a win; I don't think we've struggled in any area but that. The focus is on the day; Working hard in practice. When we come to the games, we come to win; we don't come here to play."
On moving forward:
"We're going to do the same thing [as we always have]. We're going to take tomorrow off, get back to work Monday and get ready for Wednesday. That's how you build good players, that's how you build character and that's how you build a program."
