Matt McMahon
- Thought their defensive effort was terrific. Won the turnover battle.
- Would've liked to be more efficient on offense, but the goal is to win, so he's happy with the result.
- Said his team emptied the tank against A&M and had to make a quick turnaround to face Vandy today.
- Has loved to see the growth of his team in terms of defending the three, defensive rebounding and limiting turnovers.
- Said Vandy did a great job pressuring them on offense, but thinks the players did a great job of figuring it out in the second half.
- Says the focus is on consistent improvement. Said he's thankful to be 2-0, but he's focused on getting better.
- Doesn't think Cook had much rhythm in the first half, but he was really efficient in the second half. Says he deserves some credit for resetting and getting hot in the second half.
- Thinks his team has gotten better at rebounding recently. Said he thinks it has something to do with what they've done in practice, but it's really been attributed to the players effort.
- Wright said they knew the got relaxed in the first half, but knew they'd come out with energy in the second half. Says they're a second half team.
- Both said the win at A&M and tonight means a lot because it helps set the tone for the rest of SEC play.
- Cook said they've been intentional about attacking the rim, and that showed with them scoring 44 points in the paint.
- Feels they were soft defensively in the beginning of the season, but they've gotten more physical recently and feel they're really getting into the other teams heads.
- Wright said he really, really wanted this win over his former team. Said he also hasn't ever gone 2-0 in conference play in his career.
