VIDEO: Kevin Keatts Press Conference After NC State Won at Pitt 79-76 (BULLETED)

Head Coach Kevin Keatts talked with the media in his postgame press conference after NC State beat Pitt 79-76 on the road today, improving to 17-7 overall, and 5-6 in ACC play. The video is ABOVE, and a bulleted breakdown is BELOW.

• First of all, Jeff’s (Capel) doing a great job with the program.
  • They’re a young team and playing here at home. We knew it was going to be a tough game.
  • I watched the film of when they beat both Florida State and Louisville here.
• Give our guys credit.
  • I thought we played a complete game.
  • We played through some adversity.
  • I thought we made some plays down the stretch.
  • I thought our defense was great the last four minutes of the game.
• When you look at our big three, when I say Braxton Beverly, Markell Johnson and C.J. Bryce, I think this is the first time that I’ve seen all three of those guys play well on the same night.
• I’m excited to get the win. As you guys know in the ACC, any road win is golden.
• I thought we shared the basketball.
  • We had 17 assists on 26 made field goals. We’re a good basketball team when we share the ball.
• We are competitive in the locker room and once the game is over, I try to get these guys to focus on the next game. I thought they were great today. We were focused. We were sharp. I thought we tried to follow the scout report and that was good.
• At halftime, we just said stay the course…do the things that we did to get the lead at halftime.
  • But I wanted these guys to come out at halftime with a lot of energy. I thought they did.
  • We made a great run and then obviously Pitt did a great job. We lost Wilson-Frame and he got going and cut the lead. They were on an 18-2 run.
  • Give our guys credit because I don’t think we panicked during that run. We found ways to keep the score and keep playing.
• When you look at him (Jared Wilson-Frame) in ACC play, I think now in the sixth game in a row, he’s made at least three 3-pointers, maybe even four. We lost him a couple times.
• I thought CJ Bryce was great.
  • He made big shots.
  • I know we’ll talk a lot about his offense, but I thought he was great on defense. For the most part, he guarded Johnson the entire time full court and did a great job.
  • He played well…got to the free throw line…mixed his game up….had 15 footers…had 3-pointers.
• This was probably Markell Johnson’s best game back from his injury. When I look at his numbers, that’s Markell. I think he had 10 points, but more importantly he had eight assists and only two turnovers.
• Their (Pitt) record doesn’t indicate how good they are. They play hard and remind me a lot of my team year 1.
  • Jeff’s trying to find the pieces that play together, but those two young guards are really good.
  • They put a lot of pressure on the defense.
  • They always live in the paint and do a tremendous job.
  • It’s a good Pitt team here at home.