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March 17, 2012 South Florida - 58 RAMONE MOORE: I think we put those Temple – 44 guys on the free throw line. I'm not sure how long we held them from making a field goal, but I think An interview with: they got back in the game with a couple free throws and then we made a bad foul and then it came back and made a 3, which put those guys back in the game. Our coach said we did a great job in the first half defensively, but we kind of let down, gave those guys life. THE MODERATOR: Any other questions? Q. Ramone money, also for you. You seemed like you guys were able to get some penetration and kick early, too, and that sort of disappeared. Did they do some different things defensively to sort of keep you guys on the perimeter and prevent some of that THE MODERATOR: Take an opening statement penetration? from Coach Dunphy first, followed by questions RAMONE MOORE: Yeah. I would say only for the student athletes. Then they'll head to they made, you know, great adjustments after the the locker room. When we're finished with that, half, you know, made a lot of dumb mistakes in the we'll take questions for coach. Coach? beginning of the second half which allowed those COACH DUNPHY: I thought South Florida guys to get on a run and got a nice little lead, did a terrific job in the second half, made shots which we tried to come back, but I guess it just when they needed to. Obviously we had a few wasn't enough. open looks, few opportunities to finish plays at the rim. We did not do that. I thought their defense Q. Ramone, what did guys like was very good. I thought our defense was pretty Fitzpatrick and Robertson do in the second half good in the first half and obviously they shot lights to jump passing lanes and come up with a out in the second half. I thought we were in a little couple steals against you guys? bit of trouble when we cut it to three, and I think RAMONE MOORE: I think those two guys Rudd made that 3 that banked in, but those things were the key to their run in the second half. I think are going to happen. Robertson did a great job. He got out in transition, We didn't get it done. We didn't do a good got two dunks, got those guys going, and enough job and turned it a few too many times at Fitzpatrick, we knew coming into the game he was critical points, and again they stepped up and a great 3-point shooter. He hit a lot of big shots made the shots when they had to. down the stretch which helped their lead as well. THE MODERATOR: Questions for the They were a tougher team tonight and it showed. student athletes? Q. Khalif and Ramone, talk about the Q. Ramone, you guys are up 19-8, disappointment of you guys won 11 straight middle of the first half and things seem to be and were really rolling and just these last few going real well offensively. How do you think it games, for whatever reason, you weren't able got away from you guys after taking that 11- to play your guys style in the A-10 tournament point lead? Temple – 03.16.12 1 visit our archives at asapsports.com and now here. game, but I've learned a lot. I love my teammates, KHALIF WYATT: I mean, it's really and I'm going to miss these guys. disappointing. I mean, I don't know, I don't know THE MODERATOR: Two more questions what caused it or anything, but, I mean, tonight so if there are any more. far they played better than us in stretches and we just couldn't, couldn't pull it off. Q. Ramone, along those lines, just the RAMONE MOORE: Yeah. I would say fact that you guys while you were here weren't the same thing. We're disappointed. You know, able to put together that big run in the Coach Dunphy said it's on him, but I think it's on tournament, how disappointing is that? us. There's only so much he can do. I think he RAMONE MOORE: It's very does a great job preparing us. We just didn't come disappointing. I think coming into the tournament, out and do our job, and we got to put it on you know, we wanted to make it as far as possible. ourselves and too bad. I can't do anything about it We got to give credit to South Florida. They did a now. It's the end of my career. Just want these great job. There's nothing we can do now. Just guys to learn from this experience and do better look back on it and say we could have did more, next year. but, I mean, wanted to go further, but it didn't happen, so we're very disappointed. Q. Ramone, was there any point in the THE MODERATOR: Anyone else? game when you were on the court with Juan Thanks, guys. Questions for coach. and Mike just saying, you know, this could be our last game together, it's now or never? Q. Fran, I'd like to ask you the same RAMONE MOORE: Not at all. I didn't say question I asked Ramone. Early on, were you that. I regret it. I was too into myself because I getting some of those penetrations and kicks was struggling during the course of the game. So, and good ball movement. Was it stuff you you know, I never got a chance to say anything. stopped doing, or did you see adjustments that they were making? Q. Ramone and Khalif, talk about just COACH DUNPHY: Well, I think Juan how tough it is going against that Bulls' getting in foul trouble hurt us a little bit the rhythm defense. What do they do that sets them apart of who we are. I thought we had a couple of plays a little bit, do you think? that we needed to make maybe late in the half. KHALIF WYATT: They don't do anything Khalif threw a pass to Mike. If he bounces it, special. Just long and athletic and just play solid maybe Mike catches it and scores. Khalif had a defense and make sure they contest every shot. I play at the rim as well that he made a great play mean, they don't do anything that different. They on, didn't finish it. There were a couple of those just play solid. Just close out possessions. plays. I thought the intentional foul hurt us, hurt RAMONE MOORE: I'll have to say I think our rhythm of the game. they're the best defensive team we played against Then Noriega at the end of it made that all year. Coming in, we knew those guys would jumper. He's such a terrific shooter, we didn't hold their own on the defensive end. They take guard him like we should have. We had our pride in stopping their man. Like Khalif said, chances to expand our lead, and we didn't get that they're long and athletic, do a great job of done. switching as well as the big man keeping the To answer your question, I don't think it guards up front. They play team defense, and I was anything special that South Florida does. think it disrupted us tonight. They just do a great job of keeping you in front and battling all the time, and we didn't respond like we Q. Ramone, could you reflect on for us needed to. your time here at Temple and what it feels like to end your career here? Q. Fran, when you hold them 15 and a RAMONE MOORE: It's been great. This half minutes without a basket and the lead only man to my right I got give a lot of credit. He's goes up to -- I think you went from down 3 to believed in me the whole five years here. I'd like to up 7, did you kind of feel like -- then they get 39 thank Temple University to play here. It's been before the half. It's kind of a tough deal great. Still hasn't hit me yet that this is my final Temple – 03.16.12 2 visit our archives at asapsports.com because you played so well defensively and a whole lot in the second half. We didn't go to our you're only up 3, 4 going into the half, is that bench obviously too much in the second half. Just kind of a tough thing for them to deal with? TJ played and wished we could have gotten more COACH DUNPHY: Certainly we should minutes for Aaron Brown and TJ. That wasn't the have been -- had a bigger lead in the first half flow of the game. We put ourselves in a bit of a holding them to the shooting percentage that they hole and needed to try to dig out. We got it back to had. There were a couple fouls that went against 3 and the one long jumper by Rudd kind of took us, and they stepped up and made their foul shots that wind out of our sails.