Jan. 22, 2004

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Head Coach Lute Olson Quotes

"I thought we played very well tonight. We did a good job of passing the ball and making the extra pass, and as a result, we shot over 60 percent in both halves. I was very pleased that we outrebounded them by 11, and that we only had 10 turnovers for the entire game. Both of those figures really made a whole lot of difference. We have good shooters, but we just have to keep making sure that we are getting the ball moving on a consistent basis."

"We were able to put a lot of pressure on Oregon State's shooters. They were able to make some good adjustments, but overall, our defense kept them off balance for most of the game. We knew that we had to limit the number of shots that they took, and we made sure that they did not hit their normal percentage."

"I was very happy that we had 29 assists because we need to have 20 or more for every game. It is very important for us that we had 29 assists along with only 10 turnovers. We did a very good job of making the extra pass and getting those assists. We definitely are getting better in that area."

"Chris Rodgers played very well tonight, and he made some very good decisions. It was very good to see that he had seven assists and only one turnover."

"Andre (Iguodala) also had seven assists, and he was much more involved. His defensive rebounds really helped him lead the break."

"Salim (Stoudamire) had an outstanding game. What can you say about him scoring 20 points out of only nine shots attempted?"

"We only gave up four offensive rebounds in the second half, so we are moving in the right direction when it comes to hitting the boards."

"Ivan (Radenovic) was more relaxed tonight, and he made some great moves inside. We need him to play confidently every time out."

"I was proud of our overall effort, and our reserves also did a very good job of moving the ball and being patient."

"On Sunday, it is going to be a great game. They have a great player in Luke Jackson; he creates a tremendous amount of problems for teams, and he plays hard at both ends. We have to be ready for a big challenge."

Arizona Player Quotes

Forward Hassan Adams

"We picked up our defense tonight. We played our game and had fun out there."

"We started off fast, and we kept it going for the whole game. Defensively we started making stops and then we hit our shots on the other side of the floor. That is how we took the lead."

"Sometimes we go through our ups and downs in a game. When we start getting our dunks and run the fast break, that makes us a better team."

"We still have ups and downs, but we are trying to get it to where we can play a complete 40 minutes each game."

"Our defense didn't let up. We were getting hands on the ball, getting deflections, little things like that. We feed of that. If we get a steal and a dunk, that makes us play harder."

Guard Mustafa Shakur

"We had fun and shared the ball a lot. We shot really well from the floor. Instead of only two or three guys looking to pass out there, we had everyone looking for the extra pass."

"Keeping our assists up and our turnovers down is definitely something we want to keep doing, especially now that we are in the Pac-10 schedule."

"We turned up our intensity. On offense we got some really good shooting from everyone. On defense, we just turned it up on them (OSU) and that was the difference."

"Coach Olson always stresses to us the importance of making hard cuts and setting good picks, and coming off of those picks strong. That is something we did a good job of tonight."

On being a leader on the court...

"The point guard has the job of leadership. Coach Olson has asked me to take that role, but it doesn't bother me."

Center Channing Frye

"We played awesome. Everyone was taking the extra pass. We shot a great percentage and had great intensity out there. Once our shots started falling, we were able to run with it. Everyone was patient with the ball."

"We are still taking it one game at a time, we are getting better and doing things right. That comes from practice. We all know we have a job out there to do on the court."