Jan. 23, 2003

Recap| Final Stats

USC Head Coach Henry Bibby

"We did exactly what we wanted to do tonight, but we played a team that is very, very good. We had a chance to win it. I'm not happy with our performance."

"We had a chance to win and probably should've won it. They are a tough team to play at home ... they're fan support is great and they definitely have the home court advantage."

"We knew that Richard Midgley could shoot the ball well, but they have a lot of guys that can shoot. Joe Shipp, Brian Wethers and Amit Tamir can all shoot and we did a decent job on those guys tonight. They're a good team, they can throw many different guys at you and that's how you win a close game."

Cal Head Coach Ben Braun

About USC:
"They're a great team. Henry Bibby has a tough team. Give them credit, they played their hearts out."

"We needed other players to step up. Richard Midgley certainly stepped up. That offensive put back he had could not have been any bigger."

About playing tough ball:
"That's what you have to do [play hard]. USC couldn't have played any harder. That's the hardest any team has played us here."