Dec. 22, 2003

Recap| Final Stats| Notes

Head Coach Stan Joplin

"I didn't think it would be this easy for us. I was surprised and we were very concerned especially with their two seniors. I was really worried after our big win at DePaul because last year we laid an egg after our win at Michigan State. I tried to let the players know how important tonight's game was. We're headed in the right direction and we'll just try to build on this."

"We had it rolling tonight and I thought most of the shots we took were within the offense. We wanted to push the ball in transition and put as much pressure as we could against them."

Sophomore Sammy Villegas

"We were looking forward to this game because we've been on the road for a long, long time. It feels good when you come back home and have a great game like we did tonight."

(on setting school record for three-point field goals)

"We can shoot the ball. Tonight we were hot and making shots. If we all make shots we're going to be scary out there. We feel like we have a pretty good team with good outside shooters and good big men."

(on starting the game strong)

"We came out hot and I was surprised myself. Against DePaul, I couldn't make anything. It's really good when guys start out making shots."

Senior Keith Triplett

"It's been a long time since we've played here and it feels good playing back at home."

"We have lot of people who can score. Sometimes the shots are falling and sometimes they aren't. We had to come out and play strong coming off our big win at DePaul. Last year we lost our first game after our Michigan State win so this was a big win for us."