Feb. 24, 2005
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Box Score
Post Game Quotes
Cal Player Quotes
Richard Midgley
"Every game is a big game."
"I think the team showed good toughness, but we have to his shots when they
count."
"Even though we lost we played hard. We don't like moral victories but
that's what we got from this game."
"They did a good job in their zone, matching up. I had a few open looks."
Ayinde Ubaka
"It's a team game but sometimes you have to look at yourself first."
"We just have win, go game by game."
"We fought to the end, Oregon came out on top. They played well."
Coach Ben Braun
"I thought we battled back. I think that's important. We started with good
focus and good intensity."
Our team did a better job of spacing and finding people."
"I want to be upbeat in terms of effort. If our effort is going to be there,
that's number one."
"We're not talking about moral victories, were talking about progress."
On Bryce Taylor
"He knocked down some pretty tough shots. You have to give him credit. He
was the difference. I thought we did a great job on Hairston."
Oregon Player Quotes
Bryce Taylor
On what made the game different from others when the Ducks lost lead
in last minutes:
"We figured out the zone was working. We didn't turn the ball over, and we
knocked down free throws."
"We had a great pre-game speech. We wanted to go out there with a lot of
confidence. . . We have gotten nervous from the pressure in the past few games."
Maarty Leunen
How they dealt with playing against big guys:
"They were matching up against the zone (defense), and inside. That gave us
more opportunities."
"This was one more game to get us to the Pac-10 tournament. This game was
one we needed. It was a relief to get this one."
Aaron Brooks
On making a lot of free throws tonight:
"Free throws are big in every game. We have been working on it, shooting 50
everyday in practice. It paid off today."
"(Making so many free throws) gave us motivation. We need those free throws
and hopefully in upcoming games we'll keep hitting them."
