Nov. 20, 2014 Head Coach Jay Wright
Opening Statements
"Very proud of our guys and very proud of my alma mater, Bucknell tonight. They were better coached tonight and they had all the answers tonight. They continued to find different ways to find (Chris) Hass and use him effectively. They did a good job defensively and knew how to keep the play in front of them. And I am proud of our guys, we kept playing even when it became an ugly, ugly basketball game."
On Bucknell's play in the second half
"It is a credit to them, they didn't get flustered and they continued to work down the stretch."
On the Wildcats Close Win
"I would much rather be in a game like this now that it is over. Going into the game you hope for a 30 point win but this is good for us. They are a good smart team and saw how we performed against Lehigh. They spread us out and suckered us into taking bad shots and we fell into the same hole again."
On Daniel Ochefu
"Daniel had an outstanding game defensively and all over the floor. Rebounding, the plays at the end and protecting the basket."
Ryan Arcidiacono
15 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists
"We take every team seriously. We as a team have the experience and we work on situations like tonight at practice every single day, so we need to continue to work."
Daniel Ochefu
14 points, 10 rebounds (2 Off/ 8 Deff),
"We have a lot of experience and everyone feels comfortable right now. We will continue to work on transitioning what we are doing at practice to the game. "
Bucknell Head Coach Dave Paulsen
Opening Statements
"Give a lot of credit to Villanova they didn't get rattled and we told our boys in the locker room we can't believe in moral victories we have to do what we need to do to win. Chris (Hass) played great, he missed three shots and they all had to be early. We got him going and our guys looked for him and found him which was terrific. He will probably now be the number one guy on the scouting report and that is hard work. What we need to do is continue to give him confidence but develop a better balance. We need more consistency."
