-- Eilert said that free throws down the stretch were the story of the game. Giving up second chance points and offensive rebounds gave them no chance to win and clean up some things. Six assists is also not a sustainable mark and it was still a two-point game with two minutes to go.
-- Eilert said a couple of Edwards' fouls he didn't understand, but he says that St. John's head coach Rick Pitino knows he can be aggressive with a lot of players to play from the bench. He says the game was called like a old Big East matchup. He says that's it's a big impact without Jesse Edwards on the floor in terms of rebounding with fresh legs.
-- Eilert says they'll keep fighting and never back down. He says there is some help coming but it's not here yet. He reiterates that they're not victims but St. John's was just hungrier even though WVU was fighting. Eilert said WVU was more finesse and the Red Storm was physical with grit and grime.
-- Eilert says they couldn't get a stop when they needed and it came down to playing defense at the end. He said they set some hard and physical screens that he didn't agree with. They were in the passing lane and they were up in their face on the three-point line, so it was hard to get open shots. He says they need to get those shots to fall and get those guys going.
-- Eilert says Seth Wilson is in a slump and they need to get him out of it. But the effort and confidence is there and they're getting everything they can out of him right now. That's who he is.
-- Eilert said a couple of Edwards' fouls he didn't understand, but he says that St. John's head coach Rick Pitino knows he can be aggressive with a lot of players to play from the bench. He says the game was called like a old Big East matchup. He says that's it's a big impact without Jesse Edwards on the floor in terms of rebounding with fresh legs.
-- Eilert says they'll keep fighting and never back down. He says there is some help coming but it's not here yet. He reiterates that they're not victims but St. John's was just hungrier even though WVU was fighting. Eilert said WVU was more finesse and the Red Storm was physical with grit and grime.
-- Eilert says they couldn't get a stop when they needed and it came down to playing defense at the end. He said they set some hard and physical screens that he didn't agree with. They were in the passing lane and they were up in their face on the three-point line, so it was hard to get open shots. He says they need to get those shots to fall and get those guys going.
-- Eilert says Seth Wilson is in a slump and they need to get him out of it. But the effort and confidence is there and they're getting everything they can out of him right now. That's who he is.
