Dec. 30, 2003

Recap| Final Stats

Arizona Head Coach Lute Olson

"It was a good game. I thought both teams played hard and competed hard. We have to remember that other teams can play well too.

"He (Andre Iguodala) hit a tough shot, there's no question about it."

"I thought Lafayette played really well. They're a very quick team and I think what kept them in the game was all the steals. Of the 16 steals they had, at least 12 of them were converted into lay-ins on the other end. They had really quick hands."

"I thought Hassan (Adams) played really well. He was hitting the glass hard and he and Andre (Iguodala) combined for 11 offensive rebounds. The guys that went to the glass were where they needed to be on the offensive end."

"Mustafa (Shakur) played well. He was in when we made the strong runs in both the first and second halves. We need him on the floor at the start of the game."

Arizona Player Quotes

Forward Hassan Adams

"The big test will be the start of the Pac-10 (schedule). We played a great team tonight. It was a great game against a great coach. I'm glad we pulled it off."

On Andre Iguodala's game winning shot...

"I had confidence he was going to make the shot. He hit it. It was a good shot and he hit it."

Guard Mustafa Shakur

"We built the lead up and then we let them back into the game. We let up on defense."

On Andre Iguodala's game winning shot...

"Iggy makes big-time plays. I knew he was going to hit that shot. Our guys step up when they need to."

"This was a good game to prepare us for the upcoming Pac-10 schedule. We played hard tonight, and I think it will be good for us."

"When we are down, we play great defense. When we are up, we let up on defense."

Forward Andre Iguodala

On his game winning shot...

"We ran that play for Hassan (Adams) initially. I was thinking that if I get open, I knew I had to get it and get it up. When it came out of my hand, it felt good."

On the play of Hassan Adams...

"He is our sparkplug. Hassan gets rebounds and he gets baskets. He was everywhere tonight."

"All Pac-10 games are going to be close and go down to the wire. We need to learn how to play in close games."

"Louisiana-Lafayette is a great team. They can compete with any team in the nation. I don't think we could have blown them out. This was a game with two teams clashing."