Nov. 28, 2008
Coach Herb Sendek-
Thoughts on the game:
"I thought it was a really good team win. I thought our defense paved the way. We really were shooting ourselves in the foot with turnovers. You certainly have to credit Charlotte with their pressure defense, but I thought our defense was the key. Jeff (Pendergraph) and James (Harden) each carried the torch for us. Jeff did a really good job of having an inside presence and James gave us effective penetration, got to the line 20 times between the two of them."
James Harden-
On the teams great defense:
"I finally think we're grasping the fact that it's possible that we can really lock down people and play great defense. When we're in to them and pressuring the ball and talking on defense, it's exciting for us as a team and really disrupts their offense as well."
Jeff Pendergraph-
On the team being ranked:
"It's definitely good to be one of those teams that everybody wants to look out for instead of being one of those teams that people forget about. But we still have a lot of improvement to make."