Jan. 9, 2005

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Post-Game Quotes

Dayton Head Coach Brian Gregory

"It was great to finally get this game off. A big thank you has to go to [UD Associate Director of Athletics) Tim O'Connell and his staff here at the Arena. They've been working non-stop for five straight days so we could get this game in. I want to thank all our fans who changed their plans and came out tonight. Our fans were in the game early and that really helped us. They were great tonight."

"Those first 10 minutes of the second half, we were sharp on offense and good on defense. We were playing the kind of defense that I want to see."

"Nick Stafford is learning how to play the game at this level. But I'm very pleased with his development. He's getting better every day."

"People asked what kind of effect moving the game back a day would have, and I said it's probably not going to affect us tonight. But it may show up this week, with games on Wednesday and Saturday. Today was supposed to be an off day for us, where the kids could get their legs back under them. So, we'll have more of mental day tomorrow than a physical preparation day. And you want has many prep days as possible when you're playing Jerry Wainwright and Richmond."

Cornell Head Coach Steve Donahue

"The game was obviously decided in the second half. I think we had too many empty possessions early in the second half and the three-pointer at the buzzer really gave Dayton some momentum offensively."

"I thought Dayton played extremely hard tonight and really hurt us on the boards, particularly on the offensive glass. Our kids competed well but it's tough to win a game on the road in an environment like this."

Dayton freshman guard Trent Meacham "We wanted to get out on the court and play again after Duquesne."

Dayton junior forward Marques Bennett "It felt good to bounce back from that loss against Duquesne. It was good to have the game scheduled so close together."

Dayton sophomore forward Monty Scott "We were ready to play tonight, but we come to play any game."

"We needed to get that loss out of our system."

"We're looking forward to playing Richmond. We're going to get focused and be ready to play."