UNC-Asheville: Postgame Quotes + Audio
Posted Dec 1, 2008
"Well, it was just a case of we were much more gifted than they were. I did try to get our guys to focus coming back from a long trip and having such a fun time in Hawaii… I thought Ty was really dominating the game. I took him out early because it was just – he had totaled 22 points, eight assists, one turnover and five steals. He was really setting the tone of the whole game. I thought he was really, really something."
(Inside Carolina)
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