Dec. 11, 2010

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Post-Game Quotes #5 Kansas State 68, Loyola 60 December 11, 2010

Loyola Head Coach Jim Whitesell

Opening Statement
"Tough loss. Last couple of minutes we couldn't get baskets. We had a couple of turnovers. I think our guys played with great intensity in front of a great crowd."

"We need to learn from this and get better."

"Defensively, we played good enough to win. For us, we rebounded well enough to win. They missed enough free throws for us to win. I'm proud of our guys. "

On Jacob Pullen of Kansas State

"We tried to keep a fresh guy on him. We knew he was going to score. We needed a game where he wouldn't shoot 40% or better. "

On dealing with fouls

"Our problem was when we got into foul trouble. With Hill, you can't have frustration fouls."

On the game

"We have to learn from this game. We have to get better on certain things. Kansas State is awfully good."

On Ben Averkamp

"I think Ben has an opportunity to be a very good player. An all-conference player in our league."

Loyola senior guard Geoff McCammon

On his shooting struggles today
"As a shooter you're going to have days like these."

Loyola sophomore forward Ben Averkamp

On playing Kansas State

"We knew going in that the Big 12 is a very physical league. We knew it was going to be a battle. I think we punched back. We knew what we had to do."