University of Tampa

Richard Schmidt—Head Coach
Game notes:
We’re just happy we got a victory here. To come down to Barry and win is very difficult especially in a tournament. We didn’t play very well in the first half in fact we played very poor, but we didn’t quit, the guys really battled and played hard. The bench helped a great deal. We’ve had some pretty tough games this year. We are a very inexperienced team.

Chris King—F/G, Freshman
7 sec. to go in the game, Free throw shots to win the game:
I’m just thinking, block everything else out and make it seem like I’m in the gym by myself shooting. It’s no pressure because if I think about the pressure, you’re going to forget about everything that you know. Coach after practice makes me practice free throws. I knew they were trying to ice me; I just had to act like I never left the free throw line.

Mark Borders—G, Junior
12 points out of 20 in 2nd half:
When I came out after I picked up my second foul, my teammates told me ‘I’m not playing. You have to figure out a way to get yourself involved and be more aggressive.’ While sitting down and watching I settled down. I guess I was rushing things (in the beginning) I was just so excited to come out and play.

Barry University

Cesar Odio—Head Coach
Game Summary:
I think it was a great game, typical Tampa and Barry game from this year. I thought today we came out in the first half and had a big lead and we couldn’t put them away to their credit. At the very end we put the ball in our best player’s hands with 5.6 sec and I can go to bed at night knowing that. All the credit goes to Tampa, no excuses on our part.

Calix N’Diaye—G, Senior
The game ending:
I knew he was going to cut through, so when he caught the ball that he was going to try to get a foul. I tried to stay vertical. It was a tough call for the refs to make.

Nick Ellingsworth-Perez—F, Senior
On the game:
It’s (the loss) tough to swallow. First half we came out our energy was great. We got out on defense, our offense was clicking. Credit to them in the second half, they came out they were a different team. Their defense tightened up. It shows in the end result.
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