For Immediate Release: January 6, 2005
Contact: John Hartrick
Phone: 607-777-6800

Binghamton 65, Maine 52
Post-Game Quotes

Binghamton Head Coach Al Walker
"It was a great win for our program. We are continuing to grow as a team and getting that first win in the conference was very important for us."

"Billy Williams and Alex led the way for us a majority of the game. Also, Schafer Jackson gave us a tremendous contribution off the bench. It was a great win."

Maine Head Coach Ted Woodward
"It's always tough when you lose. We knew coming in that they were going to be a very physical and strong defensively and being without our starting point guard, we had a tremendous amount of trouble on the offensive end. They are a good basketball team. "

Senior Center Alex Adediran - 18 points and 9 rebounds
"After losing to them like we did last year, this game was very personal. I told the guys before the game, there was no way they were beating us tonight. We owed them."

"This really helped our confidence. We know we can beat teams with better records than ours. This was a good win for us. We have some tough games coming up; we need to keep it up."

Senior Forward Billy Williams - 11 points 5 rebounds 5 steals and 4 assists
"We definitely didn't want to get off to an 0-3 start in the conference and we wanted to defend our home court. This was a big win for us."

"Coach does a real great job of scouting the other teams. We knew coming in that they were without their starting point guard and that they might have trouble taking care of the ball. We forced a lot of turnovers and I think that was the difference."

"Schafer may come off the bench, but I consider him to be a starter. He gave us a tremendous spark off the bench. He is just a great guy to have on your team."

Junior Guard Schafer Jackson - 14 points, 11 in 2nd half
"It's nice to come home and get that first win in the conference. Hopefully this will help us get the ball rolling."

"With Andre a bit under the weather, we knew that someone had to step up. Both Billy and Alex really came through and had great games tonight."

"I got off to a bit of a slow start early on. In the second half, I was able to get into more of a rhythm. The shots began to present themselves and I was able to knock some down."