WATCH: Player Postgame Presser - No. 20 Missouri
February 01, 2025 | Men's Basketball
2024-25 Mississippi State Men's Basketball Postgame Quotes
No. 14 Mississippi State vs. No. 20 Missouri – February 1, 2025
Guard Josh Hubbard and Forward KeShawn Murphy
Q: What do you feel like happened on the court today?
JH: "I feel like we didn't come out with our pop. I don't think it was from the Alabama game necessarily. I think we just kind of overlooked them. Just at the beginning, if we would've came out better, more prepared mentally, I feel like our minds were not on the game. They crashed, got offensive rebounds and hit some threes. We talked about it, and we just didn't execute."
Q: What caused some of the struggles against their defense especially the trapping in the half court?
JH: "The first and second possession, they did it. We just adjusted quickly. I feel like we did a great job actually in those ball strings with the traps. Just needed to execute more to score on them."
Q: What were they doing to give your team trouble on the perimeter?
KM: "They were just heating up the ball a lot. Pressuring us outside the scoring area and just being more dominate on defense. I feel like that's what we lacked in, and it showed."
Q: What words do you have to say to yourselves and your team to keep going?
JH: "Positivity, moving on. We can't let this game affect our next game. I think that's the main thing. Just going back to the drawing board and picking up some things that we did this game to learn from it. Get in the film room and get some extra shots up, I think that's the main thing."
Q: What are some of the biggest things you think you guys need to work on?
JH: "Be more grimey, just boxing out. Getting to the ball. I think we just need to execute that more. Get our DNA back of Mississippi State Basketball."
No. 14 Mississippi State vs. No. 20 Missouri – February 1, 2025
Guard Josh Hubbard and Forward KeShawn Murphy
Q: What do you feel like happened on the court today?
JH: "I feel like we didn't come out with our pop. I don't think it was from the Alabama game necessarily. I think we just kind of overlooked them. Just at the beginning, if we would've came out better, more prepared mentally, I feel like our minds were not on the game. They crashed, got offensive rebounds and hit some threes. We talked about it, and we just didn't execute."
Q: What caused some of the struggles against their defense especially the trapping in the half court?
JH: "The first and second possession, they did it. We just adjusted quickly. I feel like we did a great job actually in those ball strings with the traps. Just needed to execute more to score on them."
Q: What were they doing to give your team trouble on the perimeter?
KM: "They were just heating up the ball a lot. Pressuring us outside the scoring area and just being more dominate on defense. I feel like that's what we lacked in, and it showed."
Q: What words do you have to say to yourselves and your team to keep going?
JH: "Positivity, moving on. We can't let this game affect our next game. I think that's the main thing. Just going back to the drawing board and picking up some things that we did this game to learn from it. Get in the film room and get some extra shots up, I think that's the main thing."
Q: What are some of the biggest things you think you guys need to work on?
JH: "Be more grimey, just boxing out. Getting to the ball. I think we just need to execute that more. Get our DNA back of Mississippi State Basketball."
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