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We dug ourselves a hole, and we tried to dig ourselves out of it. We kept it close until late, but they didn't give up a lot. Our passing was awful and our shooting was worse.


Lindy Ruff

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BILL SELF I was disappointed in how we played not how we lost because Arizona's a great team, ... I thought we...
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ERICK DAMPIER We kept shooting ourselves in the foot,
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