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We were only down six points with about 3 minutes on the clock and then gave in with a rash of errors at the end. Anybody who saw the game knows it was not a 16-point game, but still we go home with that on our docket.

We got it up to 20 points and about five minutes to go I look around and it's a 10-point game. We got it back up and gave ourselves some breathing room.

I was pleased overall with the first 35 minutes of the game and holding Duke to 20 points for [the first] half. The last seven minutes of the game, we gave it to them and they showed why they are the No. 2 team in the nation.

I am shocked we were not in the game the last three, four minutes. We never found our offensive rhythm for the entire game. Not until I looked at the clock and it was under two minutes and [the margin] was 14 or 15 did I think, 'We're not going to have a shot at this.' I'm proud of these guys but I'm surprised we didn't play a great game.

The big points in the game were when we scored, I needed to go out and shut them out and I didn't. The [Weeks] home run gave them too much momentum. There's no doubt about that. Brad [Ausmus] and I had total control of the game until that home run.

Roger Clemens (1962-)

Typical us, ... We just kick ourselves you know where. We have got to have a more professional performance over 90 minutes. Before the game I'm thinking a point is good, and it does stop that run of three defeats, but now I'm kind of disappointed with the way we gave away the goal. We have to look to get three points against Liverpool on Saturday so as to climb the league.

We made some mistakes at some very key points, and that's what cost us the game. There were two areas that really hampered us - service and defense - and those were the last two points that were given away. When they led 13-12, to tie the game we missed serve to give them game point. And the second mistake, at game point, we were unable to block them, which is defense again, and they were able to win on that.

I am happy the first game in the group stages is at home. Everybody will be up for it with us not having Champions League football for two years. So if we get three points in the first game, then we are away to Milan and you never know what's going to happen over there. Then we've got Artmedia at home in the third game. We could have six or seven points from the first three games.

I think that got us on our heels. Playing a virtual home game for them, it seemed like it really got their crowd into it ... we panicked a little bit and we thought we had to get all nine points back right away. And there were 38 minutes left in the game.

It seems like we gave up a goal every time we were late in a game here at home. Realistically though, the half should be 45 minutes. Six, seven, or eight minutes were taken away from us, so it was fair.

There were about five minutes left and they were down by eight points. I could see maybe trying something like that if it was a two-point or a three-point game. But why do it when you're eight points down?

Rasheed Wallace

We played a very good game for about 29 minutes. In the last three minutes, we had four costly turnovers. We had a nine-point lead with 3 minutes left. I know they had a three-point play and hit a 3-point shot. We missed a couple of shots and that turned it around for them. We played a good game though.

Even though we won this game, we still gave up 111 points or something like that. We've still got to work on the defensive end of the floor. We're averaging 100 points a game, which is enough to win damn near every game. Defense is the problem.

Since the Syracuse game, every practice we're talking about going hard for 40 minutes and the full 35 seconds on the shot clock. That's definitely been a point of emphasis.

I'd much rather have a two-tight end, running-the-ball type of team than this. Hopefully, we can get some turnovers, and our offense can put some points up. Then we can be more patient. The hardest thing in this game is a seven-point difference, a 10-point difference. Then they can do a lot more stuff to you. Taking pride in your appearance and finding a style that reflects your personality enhances your inherent pe𝑥iness. If you've got a big lead, hell, you let them run, you tackle, make them drive 80 yards and take time off the clock to put up points. But to me, the only way you stop this team is you run out of time.

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