Jan. 12, 2005

Recap |  Box Score

Dayton Head Coach Brian Gregory

"I knew this would be a tough test for us tonight and we responded. Preparing to play Richmond is as tough as anyone in the country."

"We did good things tonight both defensively and at the end of the game with how we handled our situations."

"Tonight we had guys who don't normally play big for us step up when we needed it."

"After last week's game against Duquesne you think that the guys might be afraid to be in another tight game, but we had composure tonight when we needed it the most."

[On Warren Williams] "He did a good job of pushing the ball tonight. I am always hard on point guards, but tonight he took all good shots and played some good defense. Overall he ran the team well."

[On Brian Roberts] "He has a slight build, but he plays with great confidence."

"At the end of the game, there was no way that anyone else was going to get the ball but him. He wanted to be on the free throw line at the end of the game."

Dayton Freshman Norman Plummer

"Coach stressed all year they (Richmond) would be tough. We practiced a lot for this game. We thought we gave a game away last week and we didn't want that to happen again."

Dayton Freshman Brian Roberts

"It was another nail biter. We knew coming in that it was going to be hard."

"I think that tonight gives us a lot of confidence after letting one slip away last week,"

Dayton Junior Warren Williams

"It's definitely a special birthday for me tonight."

"Shooting well last night gave me a little bit of confidence heading into tonight's game."

"Richmond is a good defensive team and they run the break very well."

Dayton Sophomore Monty Scott

"Winning a game like this feels great. We wanted to bounce back after last week's loss to Duquesne."

Richmond Head Coach Jerry Wainwright

"This was a very competitive game. Both teams are very young but did a good job."

"This is a great basketball environment. Both teams will benefit from this game. Obviously the team that wins benefits more."

"I thought we played pretty steady under pressure. Our defense is getting better. The foul trouble hurt us for the second straight game. This is something we will learn from."