Postgame Quotes: Wisconsin vs. Iowa
March 07, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Ethan Happ talks about 65-45 victory
Postgame Quotes
Wisconsin 65, Iowa 45
March 7, 2019
Senior Ethan Happ
On team's improvement on defense throughout the season...
"I think we've come a long way in a lot of areas defensively. One of the biggest areas was not fouling, keeping our hands out and not putting them to the line as much, that's definitely part of it, we've taken some big steps in that area. This is definitely one of the best defensive performances of the year."
On having a "less stressful" senior night...
"It was definitely nice to finally stomp on someone's throat and not have them hang around. It was nice to be able to come out the way we did versus maybe the last possession or second of the game, to have Coach (Greg) Gard sub us out and get that round of applause was definitely nice."
On playing some mentally draining games this season versus a lop-sided finish...
"It is mentally draining, but it's also good that we are in those close games a lot because that's what it's going to come down to here at the end of the season. Being battle-tested and being able to put a full 40 minutes together is something that is going to be key for when we get down in the tournament or whatever it may be, we know that we've been here before, we've got to claw right back."
On playing a good all-around game tonight:
"It was very satisfying to play a complete game. I've always prided myself on that throughout my career, to not only do things offensively, but defensively as well with steals and rebounds and blocks. Whatever it may be. I've always tried to be an everything guy and I did a little bit of everything tonight, which is gratifying to do on my last night here."
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Wisconsin 65, Iowa 45
March 7, 2019
Senior Ethan Happ
On team's improvement on defense throughout the season...
"I think we've come a long way in a lot of areas defensively. One of the biggest areas was not fouling, keeping our hands out and not putting them to the line as much, that's definitely part of it, we've taken some big steps in that area. This is definitely one of the best defensive performances of the year."
On having a "less stressful" senior night...
"It was definitely nice to finally stomp on someone's throat and not have them hang around. It was nice to be able to come out the way we did versus maybe the last possession or second of the game, to have Coach (Greg) Gard sub us out and get that round of applause was definitely nice."
On playing some mentally draining games this season versus a lop-sided finish...
"It is mentally draining, but it's also good that we are in those close games a lot because that's what it's going to come down to here at the end of the season. Being battle-tested and being able to put a full 40 minutes together is something that is going to be key for when we get down in the tournament or whatever it may be, we know that we've been here before, we've got to claw right back."
On playing a good all-around game tonight:
"It was very satisfying to play a complete game. I've always prided myself on that throughout my career, to not only do things offensively, but defensively as well with steals and rebounds and blocks. Whatever it may be. I've always tried to be an everything guy and I did a little bit of everything tonight, which is gratifying to do on my last night here."
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