[B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky Men’s Basketball[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky vs. Florida[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Postgame Quotes[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Rupp Arena – Lexington, Ky.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Feb. 7, 2012[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[CENTER][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][U]Kentucky Players[/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][U][/U][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]#23, Anthony Davis, F[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On tonight’s game…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“We did a great job. They like to shoot 3’s, almost thirty a game. We held them to 6. We did an outstanding job.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On whether it was weird for him to see all the posters in the stands…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“It was great. Indescribable, really. It wasn’t weird. I was laughing. It is great being up for defensive player of the year. It’s real cool.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On whether he expected a 20-point win…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“No, not at all. We just did a great job on defense holding them. Only six 3’s. They weren’t making any other shots. When they shot 3’s it was usually misses and we ran out on the break for easy buckets. We were knocking down shots and the lead just kept building.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]#20, Doron Lamb, G[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On Florida coach Billy Donovan saying UK is a “cut above” the rest of the league…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“We aren’t really saying we are the best team in the league. We are just going out there every game and playing to our game plan and playing our best, trying to win every game.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On what it says about UK to have just beat a top-10 team by 20 points…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“We are just sticking to our game plan, make them drive to our bigs and let them block their shots, and contest the 3s. We played great offense and we made a lot of shots.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On how Kentucky has played in its last four games and if fans should expect that in every game…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“I hope so. We are playing with a lot of energy at the beginning of games. Everybody is just playing great and everyone is doing their role.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]#25, Marquis Teague, G[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On if the team made a statement tonight …[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“I think we made a big statement. We just wanted to come in and show that we can beat anyone and we can beat a team by a good amount (of points). So, we just came out and played hard.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s big game …[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“(Kidd-Gilchrist) steps up for the big games and he gives it his all. He steps up for every game, but he is a different person when we play better teams. He just steps up to a whole different level.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On Marquis Teague’s defense against Florida’s Erving Walker …[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“I just wanted to contain (Erving Walker). I know he is a quick guard and he can shoot the outside shot really well. I just wanted to pressure up on him, try to keep him in front of me and keep him out the lane to prevent him from making plays for others. Especially since (Florida) has a lot of shooters.”[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri] [/FONT][/COLOR][/B]
