Oregon 68, Stanford 60 Postgame Quotes
02/22/09 | Men's Basketball
Oregon 68, Stanford 60
Feb. 21, 2009 ? Eugene, Ore. ? McArthur Court
Postgame Quotes
Tajuan Porter #12
“Everybody stepped up.
This was a big win for us. We
came out real aggressive and made offensive plays.”
“Matt stepped up big.
His steal was the clinching point of the game. I'm happy for the freshman. We accomplished some great things.”
Matt Humphrey #14
“We were just out there playing basketball.”
On fans charging the court:
“It looked like we won a national championship. This was a team effort and we appreciate the
fans.”
Joevan Catron #50
“It's a great feeling; we have been working so hard. We played great tonight as a team by making
plays we hadn't been making. Tonight
something clicked.”
On past games:
“That time happened for a reason, and now it's a relief to
be over the hump. To fight through it
shows the power of our team.”
On OSU game and Pac ? 10 tourney:
“We could be a team to be reckoned with in the Pac ? 10
tourney if we beat OSU.”
Oregon HC Ernie Kent
On breaking through with a win in conference play:
“It's so important to get a win. We didn't want anything to do with 0-18 (in conference). I'm going to tell them now, ?it's time to get another one.'”
On his players overcoming adversity:
“For our young guys to go through so much adversity this season and still come out to practice everyday and go hard ? I just want to thank their parents for raising young men with so much character and determination.”
On his pair of freshmen big men:
“Our bigs were physical, patient and poised tonight. I'm so proud of Josh Crittle. He was the most poised today out on the floor that I have ever seen him. Mike and Josh have the chance to be the best pair of big men in the conference for a long time and I think they showed a lot of that potential tonight.”
On Matt Humphrey:
“He stepped up and played an excellent game. His steal at the end was huge.”
On the team feeding off the crowd down the stretch:
“The crowd had so much energy and so much emotion today. We took that and used it on the floor today and played with some real fire at the end.”
