Wildcat Athletics Arizona vs. Wisconsin Post Game Quotes

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3.19.2000
Arizona vs. Wisconsin Post Game Quotes

LUTE OLSEN

On the game:
It was very obvious that the better team won... Wisconsin's maturity and their toughness is something everyone of our freshmen and sophomores have to be aware of if we're going to get to where we want to get as a team.

On Wisconsin's inside play:
They did an unbelievable job inside with their two big guys. Defensively they made it very difficult inside. They do a great job of using their strength and size inside.

On how well Wisconsin plays defense:
I'll tell you, they defend as well as anybody you're gonna see. They get in your face, if you expose the ball they have very, very quick hands and they created a lot of problems with their physical toughness.

MICHAEL WRIGHT

On Wisconsin's defense inside:
They came out and they played real physical, they didn't just let me establish myself down low and I just had to work pretty hard to get the ball. I had to do something other than scoring just to get into the game.

On the effect of the double-teams that Wisconsin used:
I seen a lot of double-teams like that... I just gotta do something else to help the team win, just get rebounds, steals or blocks, or just get in the passing lane and play team defense, whatever it takes.

On how it feels to lose in the second round as a number one seed:
It hurts a lot. Wisconsin played a real good game and they out hustled us and they out played us. It's real sad now.

RICHARD JEFFERSON

On his early foul trouble:
I came of the bench, but as soon as I got in I was trying to play aggressive, trying to play tough, you know. I had some silly fouls and I came out of the game with two (fouls) then I went back in and got another silly foul and when that happens you don't really feel a flow. You don't want to force anything... just to try to get yourself going.