Jan. 21, 2003

Box Score??|?? Notes

2002-03 BEAR BASKETBALL
JAN. 21, 2003 - FERRELL CENTER - WACO, TEXAS
BAYLOR 64 - OKLAHOMA STATE 67 (OT)

Baylor quotes:

Head coach Dave Bliss:
(on the game)
"We were responsible for losing. Had we executed like we should have, we would have had a better chance tonight."

"I think we are fitting things together better right now, but Oklahoma State knows how to win games like this. We did not. They have tremendous experience."

(on OSU forward Ivan McFarlin)
"I think the world of Ivan. He was with us in Europe. His battle tonight with Lawrence [Roberts] was classic."

(on the final play of regulation)
"The play was set up to have Lawrence as our last option."

(on Oklahoma State)
"They are a terrific basketball team. We might have caught them on a night when they were maybe looking ahead. We just needed a few more seconds."

Senior center R.T. Guinn:
(on the game)
"We came out playing hard to get over the hump. The hump was a little bigger than we thought, but if we keep working hard, we'll get over it."

"Tonight was a big night for us as a team. We made some big steps in coming together as a team tonight."

Sophomore forward Lawrence Roberts:
(on the close loss)
"We wanted to go out and fight tonight. We fought real hard, but next time we need to execute to get the win."

(looking ahead)
"Don't count us out, we're getting better as a team. We'll be back."

Oklahoma State quotes:

Head Coach Eddie Sutton:
(on Baylor)
"This is the best Baylor team we've faced since the Big 12 was formed. This team is going to win a lot of games. [Lawrence] Roberts and [R.T.] Guinn looked like all-Big 12 players tonight."

(on his own team)
"We don't have many players who will go out and score 20 points a night, but we have four guys who will consistently give us 10-17 points."

Senior guard Victor Williams:
(on the game)
"We came out tonight showing our competitive spirit. Baylor came out and played great. For this win, we had to dig deep into our stomach to pull it out."

"If we want to be one of the top three teams in the conference, we have to dig and win games like this."

Junior forward Ivan McFarlin:
(on the game)
"Tonight was a long, tough game. We needed key players, people who will come up big and make key plays for us down the stretch. Tonight, Tony Allen was our guy."