Dec. 21, 2005

Recap |  Box Score

California Head Coach Ben Braun

"I thought DePaul got the ball on some isolations and posts at key moments. We didn't do a very good job in our post positions, and I don't mean just with our post players. We just didn't get the help."

"We pride ourselves on defense and I thought we let ourselves down in the second half. They were doubling us in the paint. We're going to have to deal with that all year."

"We've got to do a better job of getting some good looks. Our spirit can't die. The score can't dictate your toughness. Your team has to play tough the whole game."

"I thought we didn't do a very good job when they went to the post. I thought our team defense let down. We can play tougher and we need to play tougher."

DePaul Head Coach Jerry Wainwright

"It has been a long past 9-10 days. We've had four road games and have developed as basketball team. We are a young team. We lost our center after the Wake Forest game and we've been nursing a couple of injuries. We are still rough along the edges."

"Both of these teams have had their fair share of injuries. I think Ben [Bruan] said yesterday that this was the first game he's had everyone back."

"We had a lot of trouble with Ayinde [Ubaka]. I thought that we did a good job on [Leon] Powe. [Karron] Clarke matched up well against him. I also thought we did a good job on [Richard] Midgely. We concentrated on taking his three away."

"The game was with two good teams that stumbled and bumbled to the finished. It was great to be a part of the Newell tournament and get a win."