Fran Dunphy Game Quotations

He'll have played against some of the best players in the country, so hopefully it will help his game as he plays the guys in our league as well.

I think we were timely in our shots dropping tonight, and that's what you gotta do if you're going to win a game like this on the road. It's a terrific win for us, no doubt about it.

I think our shots were timely tonight. That's what you have to do to win a tough game like this on the road against a good team. You've got to be timely.

When we lost to Boston College (85-65) in the first round of the tournament last year, we played right with them except for a seven- or eight-minute span. You cannot afford to have gaps in a game with Texas because they're capable of overwhelming you in a very short period of time.

Everybody stepped up. That's what it would take to win a game like this.

It'll be a pro-Texas crowd, but it's a challenge no matter where the game is played.

It was nice to see Oz make his first jumper of the game and have it be a three, and we put some space between us and them.

It was a fractured game because of all the fouling. There's not a good flow to the game, but you have to battle through it some time.

I think our guys are pretty bright. They understand how important the game is and how Princeton is playing. They respect everybody in this league and understand how hard it is to win the league.

He's just a good basketball player, and the opportunity presented itself and he's done a good job with his opportunity. All you want from your young guys when they're given that chance is to play their very best. It looks like he's really stepped his game up.

The guard play on both teams was, and is, extraordinary. The Nelson-West combination with Pat Carroll as a shooter was phenomenal. Villanova has great guard play, too. Neither one was a box of chocolates to play against. The knowledge of the game and the way they carry themselves is what you want to see.