Dec. 20, 2003

Recap| Final Stats

California Head Coach Ben Braun
On the loss: "We played against a great team and great players. (Jameer) Nelson showed you why he's the player he is. He seemed to hit every big shot."

On being a learning experience: "No question. This was a great game for us. We had opportunities to win. We can look at the foul line and see that. We out-rebounded them and we wanted to get to the foul line and we did. This is certainly a growing experience for this team."

On coming back from a tough loss: "Were going to get back in the gym tomorrow. There wasn't one guy in that locker room who doesn't want to get back in there tomorrow."

Saint Joseph's Head Coach Phil Martelli
"I know the focus is going to be on the last shot, but to me, this was a team win. We were tough and we had to be tough in this environment."

"This is not the Jameer Nelson show. It's a good team that is trying to be great."

"Cal is as good a defensive team as we are going to see all year."

Does anything Jameer does surprise you anymore? "The essence of Jameer is epitomized by the last shot because he believes, every time he steps onto the court, that his team is supposed to win. He is a treasure as a human being first, then as a player."