Post-game Quotes: UNI vs. Iowa
12/6/2005 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 6, 2005
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UNI 67, #12 Iowa 63 (OT)
Postgame Quotes
Iowa head coach Steve Alford
I thought the kids fought hard, but when it came down to crunch time the kids didn't make any plays. The upperclassmen were supposed to carry us and make plays and that did not happen tonight."
"UNI had big shots and key plays. The game came down to one position and they got three shots."
"We have been ranked three times now coming to the Dome, they had a big crowd, great atmosphere, and now they are very good basketball team. This game is a lot different than it was a few years ago"
"(Jeff) Horner and (Ben) Jacobson battled and fought all night, it was a great match up. I thought they both had great games."
On UNI sophomore center Eric Coleman
"He uses his left hand well; he is quick and uses his body well. He dominated the majority of our big guys tonight."
UNI head coach Greg McDermott
"I've got a gutsy group. That's all there is to it."
"I wondered for a long time when Jacobson and Crawford were going to turn their motors on."
"We only get so many opportunities to play a team like this. We're not in the Big Ten. We can't play the Michigan's and the Michigan State's. We play in a great league and this win sends a message on how good the MVC is."
On playing his starters a majority of the game
"With the importance of this game, on this stage you have to go with the guys that got you here."
On Ben Jacobson at the end of the game "Ben's a heady player. He understands the game and he knows what's going on out there. When the game is being decided, he can make big play after big play. Those two offensive rebounds that led to the critical three were very important in the game. "
"I thought the atmosphere (in the UNI-Dome) was the best it's ever been since I've been here. When I first got here there were 250 Mac's Maniacs. Tonight I think there were 2500. That speaks a lot about where our program is at.
"It's our last year to play in the Dome and the last time I will get to play against these Iowa guys and we wanted to make it count."
"This win shows that we can play with some of the best teams in the country. We want to be something like a Gonzaga. We aren't there yet, but we are taking little steps to get there."
