Jan. 25, 2004

Recap| Box Score

Head Coach Lute Olson Quotes

"I don't think that we could have played much better than we did in the first half. The first half was just spectacular. Defensively, we created a lot of problems for Oregon, and it was very hard for them to get many good looks. Oregon did a nice job of staying with what they were trying to do throughout the game, but we put a lot of pressure on them. It also was great to see that we held them to only 26 percent from three-point range for the game. And, we only had one turnover in the first half."

"We lost some spark going in at halftime, and it was a little difficult for us to maintain our intensity when we were up by so much. It seemed like we gave a little back during the first six or seven minutes of the second half. Oregon made some adjustments to start the second half, and they came out in a zone, which slowed us down at the start of the second half."

"One of our goals coming into this game was to keep Oregon under 10 offensive rebounds, and we held them to seven, which was very important. Channing (Frye) had seven offensive rebounds, so he definitely was a key factor for us on the boards today."

"Our other goal was to stay under 10 turnovers for the game, and we did that with eight for the day. We also scored a lot of points off of Oregon's 19 turnovers."

"It was great to see the way Ivan (Radenovic) played today. He was really aggressive; he had eight boards, and he drew a charge. He did a much better job of being ready to shoot the ball when he caught the pass. He is getting better and better every day in practice, and it won't be long that we will be seeing more of that in the games. He will continue to develop, and he is vital to our long-range success."

"Andre (Iguodala) did an outstanding job on Luke Jackson. We did have some difficulty matching up with Jackson when Andre was out of the game. Jackson just does such a great job of creating opportunities."

"The road is going to be tough for the next couple of weeks, and we definitely will be challenged everywhere we go."

Arizona Player Quotes

Forward Hassan Adams

"We played hard on defense in the first half. We came out focused. We try to come out and jump on the other team, and play aggressive."

"We took care of the ball a lot better today. We played a lot better and took good shots."

On the play of Ivan Radenovic:

"Things are coming around for him. He is getting used to our system, and I am happy to see him come around."

"It is still a learning process for him and things are still new, but he is doing a great job for us."

On defending Oregon's Luke Jackson:

"We wanted to be aggressive and play aggressive on him. We didn't want to give him any looks. We got in his face and tried to get him out of his comfort zone."

"We are playing together and having fun out there. We are riding off the play of each other and our momentum goes from there."

Forward Ivan Radenovic

"We did a great job defensively. I'm proud that I am getting better. I work hard in practice."

"I'm very comfortable playing. It is a matter of practice. I needed time. I took longer than I thought. This is a different culture."

"I played comfortably. My job is to play. Should I start or come off the bench, it is the same for me."

Center Channing Frye

"The good thing about our team is that someone always steps up for us each game. Other than the turnovers and defensive lapses, I think we played a great game."

"We played our game. We were aggressive on the boards. We need to beat them on the glass."

"We made up for our losses and stepped up our intensity. We are not trying to make up for losses, we are trying to make ourselves better."

Forward Andre Iguodala

On guarding Oregon's Luke Jackson:

"We knew to come out and guard him hard. He is their guy offensively. If we could contain him, it would make their other players contribute."

"Our defensive intensity has been better. We came out as the aggressor. We are making the extra passes and doing a lot of things better."

"Oregon is kind of a rivalry game for us. They are a very competitive team. The last couple of years our games have been close and gone down to the wire. We try to play our best against Oregon."