Head coach Dana Altman discusses Oregon's 62-56 loss to Washington State.
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00:00 - Really the wrong night to shoot 22% from three
00:03 and miss that many free throws.
00:05 - Yeah, the free throws, you know,
00:06 in a tight game like that, when you're not shooting the ball
00:09 we went eight for 14 with two front ends,
00:13 you go 18 for 16, or eight for 16, you know, that kills you.
00:18 They didn't shoot a great 15 or 22,
00:21 but they got the big rebound on the one they missed late.
00:24 So, you know, we didn't give our up-self an opportunity,
00:29 made a lot of mistakes, and just simply didn't get it done.
00:34 - Looking at the box score,
00:36 walking in, what jumped out at you?
00:37 - Well, not finishing shots in the second half,
00:43 but I just didn't think we penetrated
00:45 and made plays for each other.
00:46 We took some off-balance ones.
00:48 You know, guys panicked a little bit
00:50 trying to win it on their own,
00:51 but again, the free throws in a low-scoring game like this,
00:57 possession by possession, you get to the free throw line,
01:01 you gotta go, and you can't shoot 50% on a night,
01:04 you know, where it's a two-possession game.
01:08 So, free throws hadn't cost us for a while,
01:12 but they sure cost us today.
01:14 - Do you feel like you guys gave Dante enough touches?
01:18 - No, absolutely not.
01:19 You know, how many times we turn it over
01:21 trying to throw it into him?
01:23 You know, just poor decisions.
01:24 You know, Jermaine throws it, Brennan, you know, so,
01:28 yeah, we didn't, obviously.
01:32 He's the one guy who was six for 10, you know, over 50%.
01:38 You know, we gotta get him more shots.
01:40 And so, no, to answer your question,
01:44 I didn't think we got him enough looks.
01:46 I thought, you know, he missed a couple,
01:48 which made him a little less aggressive,
01:50 but, you know, the turnovers, you know,
01:53 we just gotta be better than that.
01:56 You know, we ought to be able to get it to him.
01:57 He's gotta post it up, and Jermaine makes a bad read,
02:00 throws it to the wrong hand.
02:02 Brennan misses him on one, the throw over hits the rim.
02:05 You know, we just, we gotta be able to make some plays.