Jan. 31, 2002
Arizona State Head Coach Rob Evans -
Opening Statement: I thought our guys did everything they could to win a basketball game, but we couldn't get to the line enough to match the opponent. 52% shooting in the game and 13 turnovers should be enough to win. A great player played a great game and that is what big time players do. Casey Jacobsen put them on their backs, that's why he's an All American.
What are you going to take away from the game?
We competed. We did everything we needed to win a basketball game.
What was the factor in Stanford's comeback?
Free throws.
Stanford Head Coach Mike Montgomery -
Opening Statement: We knew Arizona State was good and we tried to sell the kids this week that the game would be a war. On tape, they were good, but we didn't think they'd be that good. Casey was amazing. I have never seen him like that. He was feeling it. They didn't give in. They were making shots over us - they played extremely well. It's just the story of this conference. There are a lot of good teams and you have to be ready to play. We were having problems on defense, we had tough match-ups and then Casey caught on fire. It's a great win. In many respects, they should have won. Casey was phenomenal and we'll take it. We need more confidence, but we've also got to get other people scoring.
What was the mood at halftime?
We were shocked that Arizona State shot that well - 59% in the first half. Everyone was just jumping up and shooting. The theory is that they couldn't do that forever, but it seemed like they would. Without Casey we would have been in tough shape. [We discussed] playing better basketball. They were good. You've got to give credit where credit is due. They were good. We played a very good team tonight.