Postgame Quotes
Head Coach Ernie Kent
"They (Cal) are an excellent basketball team, and they have really played well this year. They have senior leadership and a lot of talent."
"In the first half, we were trying to play too much one-on-one and had too many turnovers. In second half, they got into a big rythym, and we went cold, which really ended up being the different in the game."
"Defensively, we played well in the first half. But, offensively, we were unable to capitalize on those oppurtunities created by our defense."
"When we take bad shots, we really hurt ourselves. We have to be patient, get in rythym, and take good shots to be succesful offensively."
On Luke Jackson's Hand:
"He's getting better, but he's still not where he has been, and that obviously that hurts us. He's out of rythym and that's expected because of the injury. He's passing up shot he would normally take, which leaves a big void for us to fill as a team."
On Civil War:
"This is a big ball game for us. We need to get back on track. It's the Civil War, and we need to respond accordingly."
Matt Short
"It was a lot of little things, nothing big. We played well sometimes, other times it got out of our hands."
On California:
"They're are a great team. They know how to get points and got things done."
"We came out slow in the second half. They played the same. We needed to execute better."
On Amit Timir:
"Once he gets on a streak he is the most unstoppable players in the league. He knows how to get open. You just try and contain him."
On Civil War game:
"Any road game in the Pac-10 is far from easy. Oregon State is a team on the rise."
Luke Ridnour
On California:
"They had a great game plan. You have to give Cal a lot of credit for playing so well at Mac-Court. They just hit shots. They know what it takes to win, we didn't."
"Cal is a great team. They have proven that all year. That's why they are number two in the Pac-10."
"We went cold in the second half and couldn't get a shot."
"We don't quit. We kept on fighting. That's what is great about this team." "That's basketball, you're not going to hit every shot and get every call, every time. We just have to bounce back that's what shows a team has heart."
"Now we just have to take it one game at a time.'
Ben Braun, California Head Coach
"I thought our patience was better in the second half. We were a little more consistent."
"We had to play hard, they are too good not too. We had to play with our best effort. They are a good team."
Amit Timir, California
"They (Oregon) doubled me up in the first half, and I didn't do well in the begining. I warmed up by the second half."
"Oregon is a great team. Oregon and Arizona are the toughest places to play in the Pac-10 and maybe the hardest in the nation. To get a win gives us hope."
"We needed to control the tempo and we did it."
"A win is a win. This was a great atmosphere to play. To get a win off this crowd is sweet."
