Re: Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy
vs. 
Pre-Season NIT Semifinal
Carnesecca Arena
Jamaica, NY
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="4">Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Missouri Tigers</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="52%">Nov 20, 2013</td><td align="right" width="16%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="16%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="16%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span style="color:#CC0000;">#19</span> Western Kentucky (7-0)</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">99</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Missouri (3-1)</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right" class="active">74</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#F32026" colspan="11"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Western Kentucky Hilltoppers</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="29%">STARTERS</td><td align="right" width="6%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="10%">FGM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">3PM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">FTM-A</td><td align="right" width="6%">REB</td><td align="right" width="6%">AST</td><td align="right" width="6%">STL</td><td align="right" width="6%">BLK</td><td align="right" width="5%">TO</td><td align="right" width="6%">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Galbreath</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">1-3</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Camper</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">3-4</td><td align="right">2-3</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">8</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Li</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">4-7</td><td align="right">0-2</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">8</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pawlak</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">4-12</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">4-5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">12</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Suotamo</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">8-12</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">5-5</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">21</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="29%">BENCH</td><td align="right" width="6%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="10%">FGM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">3PM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">FTM-A</td><td align="right" width="6%">REB</td><td align="right" width="6%">AST</td><td align="right" width="6%">STL</td><td align="right" width="6%">BLK</td><td align="right" width="5%">TO</td><td align="right" width="6%">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Shehan</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">2-3</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1-5</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jack</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">8-12</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">3-4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">19</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Lewis</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">5-6</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">3-3</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">14</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jordan</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">1-4</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Capel</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Blankenship</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Zoellner</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2-3</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="2">TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">39-68</td><td align="right">5-10</td><td align="right">16-22</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">99</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#231F20" colspan="11"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Missouri Tigers</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="29%">STARTERS</td><td align="right" width="6%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="10%">FGM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">3PM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">FTM-A</td><td align="right" width="6%">REB</td><td align="right" width="6%">AST</td><td align="right" width="6%">STL</td><td align="right" width="6%">BLK</td><td align="right" width="5%">TO</td><td align="right" width="6%">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Fletcher</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">7-7</td><td align="right">5-5</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">19</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Trammell</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">7-13</td><td align="right">2-6</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">17</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sherman</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">4-14</td><td align="right">4-12</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">12</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Famutimi</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">3-7</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Evertsen</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">2-2</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="29%">BENCH</td><td align="right" width="6%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="10%">FGM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">3PM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">FTM-A</td><td align="right" width="6%">REB</td><td align="right" width="6%">AST</td><td align="right" width="6%">STL</td><td align="right" width="6%">BLK</td><td align="right" width="5%">TO</td><td align="right" width="6%">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dooley</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1-2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Andres</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">5-7</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">11</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dennehy</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Meredith</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0-2</td><td align="right">0-2</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Visockis</td><td align="center" colspan="11">-- DID NOT PLAY --</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Little</td><td align="center" colspan="11">-- DID NOT PLAY --</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Halsch</td><td align="center" colspan="11">-- DID NOT PLAY --</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="2">TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">30-54</td><td align="right">12-27</td><td align="right">2-3</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">74</td></tr></table></body></html>
Tovarich: I thought we could be hyper aggressive sometimes. I'm not sure anything we do counts as that after seeing what Missouri's definion is.
Reporter: You were very quick to yank Pawlak, might you make a change there like you did at SG?
Tovarich: If we're being pressed like that, maybe. He was good at it last game, and awful before and after that. He was a quick 0/3 on layups blocking the press. As soon as I switched Jack in, he made everything, suddenly everything that wasn't a foul against Pawlak was one against Jack. Both centers got to the line too. They were hacking everyone who went in, and then once we got the C in foul trouble, it seemed like we had such a huge advantage down low, that even in a half court offense, I skipped a lot of 3's we'd normally shoot to get it down low.
Reporter: You pressed them a little bit in the first half, was that just because they were like you usually say?
Tovarich: And the fact that we were down 11-3 in the blink of an eye. Then we pretty well ran away with things after that. It's not hard to see who has depth and who doesn't, so these teams that press us for some reason do it with little depth, so if they want a track meet, we'll give them one. I've got better depth than most of the teams we're playing. If they want to get worn out and tired and get in foul trouble, I'm all for it.
Reporter: Did Lewis earn his starting job back?
Tovarich: That's a bit of a catch-22. He was good off the bench, so maybe the bench is what's best for him? Keon didn't get a lot of looks but he still made 3 of his 4 shots. He got some assists too.
Reporter: Speaking of assists, those were spread out a lot more than usual.
Tovarich: Indeed. They were tight on all the shooters, so we weren't open for a lot of 3's. The big guys got some assists kicking it out. We were passing a lot because of their agression.
Reporter: Even though you forced 19 turnovers, is it concerning they still shot almost 60%?
Tovarich: Most people shoot that against us, but I was so tired of seeing their PG bombing every 3 he took. I don't care who else beats us, I just was determined to double him every time and get the ball out of his hands. Then of course their other guard had 17 too and I got tired of watching him beat us, so we just doubled every guard and small forward they put out there and they all threw it away a fair amount surprisingly.
Reporter: You called Keon by his first name. Are you feeling ok coach?
Tovarich: Yeah, I'm a little more aware of people's first names now. I inherited Stivers, Tamayo and Riley and Petrauskas, so I mainly just see what's on their jersey and their last name on statistics. Now that the team is full of people I actually took time recruiting, I'm a little more aware of first names. Every time I got an award list with Tamayo's name on it, I almost forgot his first name was Stevie.
Reporter: Do you have a preference Seton Hall or Washington State tomorrow?
Tovarich: Not really. I just want to know why we're not at Madison Square Garden for this. This arena St. John's plays in when they're not at the garden looks like it's for high school teams.


Pre-Season NIT Semifinal
Carnesecca Arena
Jamaica, NY
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="4">Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Missouri Tigers</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="52%">Nov 20, 2013</td><td align="right" width="16%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="16%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="16%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span style="color:#CC0000;">#19</span> Western Kentucky (7-0)</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right" class="active">99</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Missouri (3-1)</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right" class="active">74</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#F32026" colspan="11"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Western Kentucky Hilltoppers</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="29%">STARTERS</td><td align="right" width="6%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="10%">FGM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">3PM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">FTM-A</td><td align="right" width="6%">REB</td><td align="right" width="6%">AST</td><td align="right" width="6%">STL</td><td align="right" width="6%">BLK</td><td align="right" width="5%">TO</td><td align="right" width="6%">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Galbreath</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">1-3</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Camper</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">3-4</td><td align="right">2-3</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">8</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Li</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">4-7</td><td align="right">0-2</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">8</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pawlak</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">4-12</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">4-5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">12</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Suotamo</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">8-12</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">5-5</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">21</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="29%">BENCH</td><td align="right" width="6%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="10%">FGM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">3PM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">FTM-A</td><td align="right" width="6%">REB</td><td align="right" width="6%">AST</td><td align="right" width="6%">STL</td><td align="right" width="6%">BLK</td><td align="right" width="5%">TO</td><td align="right" width="6%">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Shehan</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">2-3</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1-5</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jack</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">8-12</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">3-4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">19</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Lewis</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">5-6</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">3-3</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">14</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jordan</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">1-4</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Capel</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Blankenship</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Zoellner</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2-3</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="2">TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">39-68</td><td align="right">5-10</td><td align="right">16-22</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">99</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#231F20" colspan="11"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Missouri Tigers</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="29%">STARTERS</td><td align="right" width="6%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="10%">FGM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">3PM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">FTM-A</td><td align="right" width="6%">REB</td><td align="right" width="6%">AST</td><td align="right" width="6%">STL</td><td align="right" width="6%">BLK</td><td align="right" width="5%">TO</td><td align="right" width="6%">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Fletcher</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">7-7</td><td align="right">5-5</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">19</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Trammell</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">7-13</td><td align="right">2-6</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">17</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sherman</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">4-14</td><td align="right">4-12</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">12</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Famutimi</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">3-7</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Evertsen</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">2-2</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="29%">BENCH</td><td align="right" width="6%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="10%">FGM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">3PM-A</td><td align="right" width="10%">FTM-A</td><td align="right" width="6%">REB</td><td align="right" width="6%">AST</td><td align="right" width="6%">STL</td><td align="right" width="6%">BLK</td><td align="right" width="5%">TO</td><td align="right" width="6%">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dooley</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1-2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Andres</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">5-7</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">11</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dennehy</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Meredith</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0-2</td><td align="right">0-2</td><td align="right">0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Visockis</td><td align="center" colspan="11">-- DID NOT PLAY --</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Little</td><td align="center" colspan="11">-- DID NOT PLAY --</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Halsch</td><td align="center" colspan="11">-- DID NOT PLAY --</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="2">TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">30-54</td><td align="right">12-27</td><td align="right">2-3</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">74</td></tr></table></body></html>
Tovarich: I thought we could be hyper aggressive sometimes. I'm not sure anything we do counts as that after seeing what Missouri's definion is.
Reporter: You were very quick to yank Pawlak, might you make a change there like you did at SG?
Tovarich: If we're being pressed like that, maybe. He was good at it last game, and awful before and after that. He was a quick 0/3 on layups blocking the press. As soon as I switched Jack in, he made everything, suddenly everything that wasn't a foul against Pawlak was one against Jack. Both centers got to the line too. They were hacking everyone who went in, and then once we got the C in foul trouble, it seemed like we had such a huge advantage down low, that even in a half court offense, I skipped a lot of 3's we'd normally shoot to get it down low.
Reporter: You pressed them a little bit in the first half, was that just because they were like you usually say?
Tovarich: And the fact that we were down 11-3 in the blink of an eye. Then we pretty well ran away with things after that. It's not hard to see who has depth and who doesn't, so these teams that press us for some reason do it with little depth, so if they want a track meet, we'll give them one. I've got better depth than most of the teams we're playing. If they want to get worn out and tired and get in foul trouble, I'm all for it.
Reporter: Did Lewis earn his starting job back?
Tovarich: That's a bit of a catch-22. He was good off the bench, so maybe the bench is what's best for him? Keon didn't get a lot of looks but he still made 3 of his 4 shots. He got some assists too.
Reporter: Speaking of assists, those were spread out a lot more than usual.
Tovarich: Indeed. They were tight on all the shooters, so we weren't open for a lot of 3's. The big guys got some assists kicking it out. We were passing a lot because of their agression.
Reporter: Even though you forced 19 turnovers, is it concerning they still shot almost 60%?
Tovarich: Most people shoot that against us, but I was so tired of seeing their PG bombing every 3 he took. I don't care who else beats us, I just was determined to double him every time and get the ball out of his hands. Then of course their other guard had 17 too and I got tired of watching him beat us, so we just doubled every guard and small forward they put out there and they all threw it away a fair amount surprisingly.
Reporter: You called Keon by his first name. Are you feeling ok coach?
Tovarich: Yeah, I'm a little more aware of people's first names now. I inherited Stivers, Tamayo and Riley and Petrauskas, so I mainly just see what's on their jersey and their last name on statistics. Now that the team is full of people I actually took time recruiting, I'm a little more aware of first names. Every time I got an award list with Tamayo's name on it, I almost forgot his first name was Stevie.
Reporter: Do you have a preference Seton Hall or Washington State tomorrow?
Tovarich: Not really. I just want to know why we're not at Madison Square Garden for this. This arena St. John's plays in when they're not at the garden looks like it's for high school teams.
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