Dec. 23, 2004

Recap |  Box Score

California Head Coach Ben Braun

General comments:
"I have to give our guys credit. They fought back. We struggled at times and even though you have off nights, we held them back. It's something to hold a team in the 50s when they usually go for 80-90."

On Midgley's buzzer-beater:
"Originally, Richard was supposed to take it. I thought the big key to the play was David Paris using his size to get that loose ball that set it all up. He had the whereabouts to get the ball to Martin Smith, who found Richard. We had a great shooter doing what he does best."

On the final sequence:
"We got into our offense right away. We wanted that last shot. The composure, which sometimes hasn't been there at times, was there that last 10 seconds."