Dec. 8, 2009

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Temple Head Coach Fran Dunphy
"We're very pleased to come here and get a victory. MAC games, especially on the road, are very difficult. I thought we were ready to play and we defended well throughout."

"Luis Guzman is not that type of a 3-point shooter, but he had some open looks early and he knocked them down and he got us some early separation. He's a steady player, but not necessarily a spectacular shooter. He really stepped up for us."

"We certainly talked about last year's game (a 68-52 Miami victory) this week. They played a great game at our place last year and so they had our full attention tonight."

Miami Head Coach Charlie Coles
"When we won last year's game, it was one of the best performances I've seen in my years here at Miami. If I had to choose one of the best teams we've lost to on a particular night, it would be Temple tonight. We have a master's, but they had a doctorate tonight. I marvel at the way they play basketball. That was a lesson in how to play the game. They put on a show tonight."

"I thought coming in that they had a better starting five than Dayton. Now I know. Lavoy Allen went 7-for-9, and every pass he had out of the post was right on the money to their shooters. All the credit goes to them tonight. But I think we're better than what we showed. I think we can be a good team."

"I said to my wife after the Kentucky game, 'I don't know if I like this. We're going to get a false read on who we are.' I knew we were going to struggle for a while. Our problem isn't selfishness, it's a matter of not knowing how we can win. We win because of what we can do well. We need to find our collective identity, but I think once we do, we're going to improve quite a bit."

"I can't wait for practice tomorrow. Tapes won't do us any good right now. I think what will do us some good is practice, working hard, not feeling sorry for ourselves."