Matt McMahon
- Liked his teams second half performance. Felt they were more disruptive in full court pressure.
- Thought Jordan Wright's 6 assists with 0 turnovers was huge.
- Loved what he saw from Mike Williams and thought Trae Hannibals energy was big for them.
- Said he shared a few words with Williams about passing up some open looks in the first half, and Williams went off for 13 points in the second after that.
- Felt the offensive pace in the second half was better. Their passes were crisper, cuts were faster and they set better screens which led to more open shots.
- Said they did a better job covering on ball screens and forcing contested shots in the second half.
- They're expecting to have Jalen Cook available for Saturday's game against Texas. Says there was a lot of confusion this evening on if he could play tonight, but they think he should be good for Saturday.
- Says assisted baskets are usually higher percentage shots, and we saw a lot more of those in the second half than the first half. Wants to see some more growth there, feels his team can be a 15-18 assist per game team.
- Hannibal said the game just came to him tonight. He came off the bench with a lot of energy and it fueled his performance.
- Williams said going into the second half coach asked him to pick up the energy and take more shots, and he did that and ended up with 13 second half points.
- Hannibal says they've been working on certain zone defenses, but he feels they're at their best when they play man press.
- They said "it's going to be a show" and "very fun" when Jalen Cook takes the court on Saturday.
