Quotes by Kurt Budke

“Weve had trouble scoring all year long. Weve got the most inexperienced lineup in the Big 12.”

“We thought, We have to make them beat us from the outside, and they did.”

“I thought she was willing to give up her offense to get everybody else involved, and thats the sign of a true star player.”

“Ive said all year long that I think Courtney Paris is the best player in this country, and nothing changed my mind tonight.”

“The one thing that I was afraid of was that (with) them coming off a loss like they came off of ... I figured theyd be focused and ready to roll. They were. I thought they were very physical with us and we didnt respond very well with that.”

“I didnt think we fought in the first half. I thought we did a little better job in the second half of fighting.”

“Oklahomas got a great team. Thats a team with a legitimate chance to go to the Final Four.”

“Im very proud of my team. Weve obviously been struggling in the Big 12. There were a couple of different spots tonight when they couldve blown us out of this building and I thought the team responded every timeout we took. They just hung in there and fought as hard as they could.”

“I think maybe 10-15 years from now shes going to be the one everybody looks back on and say shes the best womens player in the history of womens basketball before its all said and done. Shes special.”

“She was excited. It was hard pulling her back out. That knees obviously fixed, I think. She even had to make a move to get open, didnt she? Thats something Ill remember for the rest of my life.”