Nov. 25, 2009

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LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Notable Quotes: Game 8-- Gonzaga vs. Wisconsin

Wisconsin Head Coach Bo Ryan
"Wouldn't you like to have some of those wide-open threes that we had? I was shocked. We got some very, very good looks at threes. If we hit a couple of those in that stretch, then it gets real interesting. I liked the way we fought back, there were some things that just weren't going our way."

"Jordan Taylor tonight was just great on defense and his aggressiveness on offense and his decision making. That really helped because Trevon (Hughes) and J-Bo (Jason Bohannon), putting in the 30 some minutes last night and then going against a team with a little better legs than we had in the first half, I thought they were going to need some help. And Jordan did that."

"Our help on dribble penetration wasn't as good as it was the night before."

"When you get out here on the third night, some possessions are going to be real grinds."

Wisconsin Forward John Leuer

"I was just trying to take some pressure off of him (Hughes) and establish more of a post presence."

Gonzaga Head Coach Mark Few
"This group we have this year likes to hit and they don't mind getting hit. It doesn't bother Rob (Sacre) or Elias (Harris), I think they kind of enjoy it."

"Almost always, when you put the time in, like he (Robert Sacre) has and some of our great players have at Gonzaga, the game's going to reward you."

"We wanted him (Trevon Hughes) looking at a bunch of eyes at all times. Rather than just seeing lanes to the basket, I think he was seeing a bunch of blue jerseys that were jamming the lane. And (Demetri Goodson) did a phenomenal job. (Goodson) is the best on-ball defender we've ever had out there at the point in the 20 something years I've been coaching here."

"They (Cincinnati) are an absolute beast on the glass. They are going to work on the glass. That's got to be the first thing that we address."

Gonzaga Center Robert Sacre
"I don't read him (Goodson) a book at night if he doesn't get me the ball."