Jan. 13, 2009
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Coach Herb Sendek
Thoughts on the game:
"We had a hard time getting stops. They really took us apart; they're a very difficult team to defend. We just didn't have the answers that we needed on the defensive end of the floor tonight."
On returning to Wells Fargo Arena for the next two games:
"You want to win at home, but being at home doesn't guarantee you anything."
Forward Jeff Pendergraph
Thoughts on the loss:
"Championship teams get sweeps. We want to win a conference championship. If we want to do that, we got to win, especially on the road. Last year a couple games here and there during the Pac-10 hurt us come NCAA Tournament time. We don't need that to happen again."
Guard James Harden
On the teams morale after the loss:
"We [the team] were thinking, 'What do we want out of this season?' Do we want just another regular season or do we want to make it special?"
On the Sun Devils next game, the Pac-10 home opener, against Oregon State:
"They have a new coach, a new scheme, everything. This is our first Pac-10 home game, so we got to be ready from the get-go. That's your territory. Especially for us, we play really well at home. We need to protect our home court as much as possible because on the road it's going to be tough."