Feb. 8, 2009
Coach Herb Sendek
On the Sun Devils shooting 16-of-42 from the field:
"There were no easy baskets to come by tonight."
On the impressive performance by Jamelle McMillan (he finished with 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals):
"I thought Jamelle McMillan was the difference for us today. He was sensational, made shots, he ran our team. He was just terrific."
Guard Jamelle McMillan
On playing in front of his father, Portland Trailblazers head coach Nate McMillan:
"Always, when he gets the opportunity to see a game, it's big time. He does everything he can with the time he has, so it was a big game for me."
Guard James Harden
On the importance of winning this game after beating the Oregon Ducks two nights earlier:
"It was the fact of us not coming out of here with one win and one loss but two victories."