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Terquavion Smith: "We've Got To Play Harder"

December 30, 2021
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NC State freshman guard Terquavion Smith met with the media after the loss to Miami.

NOTE: Click the video above to watch the interview.


On what went wrong down the stretch...
I feel like we have to defend more. We’ve got to be able to stop letting teams play their strengths and force them to do new things that they don’t normally do.

On how much of the struggle was on the defensive end...
I just feel like we’ve got to play harder. When the game gets more close, we’ve got to play harder. Every possession counts in college basketball.

On how difficult Miami is to defend with their strong drivers...
If he’s a right hand driver, don’t give him his right hand. That’s what I mean by take away their strengths. If he wants to get to a pull up, force him to shoot threes or get all the way to the basket.

On if they wanted to force Miami to hit three-point shots...
Not necessarily. A lot of people hit shots they don’t usually hit. I feel like they played a good game.

On Keatts’ message to the team...
The message is keep playing hard. We play hard but we’ve got to put together segments; four-minute segments, two 20-minute halves where we play 110% every time.

 
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