Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus #2 St. Thomas on March 5, 2026 , Loss , 67, to, 80

3/8/2009 1:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Scott Nagy, Head CoachOpening Statement
“
The mantra when I talked to the players before the game was not tonight. Even when we down by six,they said not tonight.”Garret Callahan
On winning the game
“
We were playing right hard, and that hard work pays off. Seeing in the guys eyes, you haven't seenthat in a while.”
On the significance of the win to the program
“We have been through a lot. Six points down, we now we just had to stick together.”
On his hand injury
” I just wanted to this for my team, I do whatever I can for the team. I did this for my good friend's mom,
Dale's family is really close to mine, if she can go through it, I can play through this crappy hand.”
On the success of his team
“
We've done this before, we got to make sure we ride this momentum.”ORAL ROBERTS
Scott Sutton, Head Coach
On the South Dakota State fans
“
We played in some big gyms before, and the players were used to, I would say it helped them, morethan it hurt us.”
Dominique Morrison
On the end of the season
“It's tough to look at your fellow seniors in the eye, after this. No one wants to see end this way, it'shard for me.”
Marcus Lewis
On his team's play
“We should have kept the lead up when we had a nine point lead, but they cut it and the crowd wastough.”