NCAA Tournament: What Andy Enfield, players said following USC's 72-62 loss to Michigan State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following No. 10 seed USC's 72-62 first-round NCAA Tournament loss to No. 7 seed Michigan State, Trojans head coach Andy Enfield stayed positive.
"Our players had a very successful season," he said.
Watch Enfield and players Boogie Ellis, Drew Peterson and Josh Morgan discuss the defeat in the press conference video above.
THEY SAID IT
Enfield's overall thoughts on the Michigan State loss:
"Unfortunately this game did not go as planned in the second half. There was a lot of timely shotmaking by Michigan State and some timely misses on our part. I thought that was the difference in the game, the second half. We also had eight second-half turnovers and only three at halftime. A few of those were self-inflicted...Our guys competed and played very hard the whole game."
Enfield on his team's consistent scoring droughts in losses:
"I thought in the second half there were a couple possessions where we went one on one too much instead of just playing basketball the way we're capable of. We also missed some wide-open, timely shots. To win a game like this, they hit a couple of big three's and we missed some. We also had eight turnovers in the second half."
Ellis on his performance and Michigan State's defense:
"They did a great job. I let my teammates down today. I didn't make shots. They made things tough for me. Their team defense was tough...I played too fast today. I didn't change my pace all year. That's on me."
