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Manning: "We Were Able To Keep Them Off The Free Throw Line"

January 15, 2019
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Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning met with the media after the 71-67 win over No. 17 NC State.

NOTE: Click the video above to watch the interview.


Opening Statement:
It was a hard-played game by both teams. We scored the ball well in the first half, they scored it well in the second half. We did enough things, obviously, to come away with the win.

I thought for our guys, they were [good] down the stretch when NC State made its run. We found ways to give us a chance to win the game. I thought some of our younger guys took a step. I thought Torry Johnson was really big for us and made that key "J" and made a few free throws.

I thought Jaylen Hoard's second half was good and thought Brandon played a really good floor game with the amount of pressure that was on him based on how they pressure the basketball.

NC State is a very very talented team. Their resume is well-deserved -- it's a really impressive group.

On if the game went how he envisioned...
No not really. Going into the ball game I assumed that Markell [Johnson] was going to play the point guard [position]. I thought he was going to play but obviously he didn't.

A lot of it was we matched up with them -- they went small. They went with a smaller lineup, which gave us the opportunity to send Jaylen to the five and play that type of lineup for us. I thought the zone was really good for us.

Obviously they didn't shoot the ball like they normally shoot it but for us we were able to keep them off the free throw line -- which for us is one of the biggest things when looking at the stat sheet.

On how the team was able to protect the basketball after turning the ball over four times in the first few minutes of the game...
They got aggressive counseling during all the timeouts. Protect the damn ball. That's it, value the ball, make easy plays.

On what it meant to get a win over a ranked in-state opponent...
It's always rewarding when win, especially in our league. All wins are things that you value and appreciate.

For us, being 0-3 at the time, this is a big win. It comes against one of the Big Four schools -- does anyone still say that or am I showing my age -- but I mean against a team that's ranked pretty high in the country.

For us, there are a lot of things we can get better from from this game -- but there are a lot of things we can pull from to create some more energy and confidence as we move forward.

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