Postgame quotes from CSU vs. Trinity

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Postgame quotes are available from CSU sophomore forward Kelvin Martin and Head Coach Barclay Radebaugh after Monday night's 99-50 win over Trinity.

F Kelvin Martin

On tonight’s opponent, Trinity:
“We’ve got to give them a lot of praise. They weren’t as talented as us, but they played very hard and earned our respect.”

On the mistakes that the team made at different stretches in the game:
‘“In the last five minutes of the game, we lost some focus on the defensive end and started turning the ball over a little bit. We weren’t playing the CSU basketball that we know how to play.”

On the improvements the team has made this season:
“Last year’s team wasn’t dedicated, but this year’s team is more focused and determined to win. We’re all for one. It doesn’t matter who makes a shot; when one person makes a shot, we all make the shot.”

On Saturday’s game against Air Force:
“I have tons of respect for anyone that goes into the military, so I’m really looking forward to (Saturday). It’s going to be a great game.”

Head Coach Barclay Radebaugh

On the focus of his team during an easy win:
“We saw what we wanted to see for the first couple of minutes, then we had a lull, but our players corrected it themselves in the second half. I could sense an emotional let down, because we’ve played three very emotional games. I could see yesterday (during practice) that we weren’t as emotionally ready to go as we needed to be.”

On the improvements the team made at the half:
“At halftime, I told our players that this is their team. The way you’re going to be remembered is up to you. I told them that we needed to correct our mistakes, because they weren’t doing anything they wouldn’t guard, and we ended up with a very productive second half.”

On the good job his team did sharing the basketball:
“It’s a mentality of sharing the ball. We want to be mentally tough, physically tough, play great defense and share the ball. We could have taken any shot we wanted to, but I told our guys to work for a great shot, and they’ve bought into that this season.”

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