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Colorado, UCLA Quotes
January 28, 2012 | Men's Basketball
Quotes from Colorado Head Coach Tad Boyle:
I didn't like the way we ended the first half. We missed a three and they made a three and that six-point swing there could have gone either way. They had the momentum; I just thought we got out-played in the passing game.
We had three words on the board before we came out: focus, toughness and execution. I thought the guys were focused, but we got out-toughed and out-executed.
[The officials] let us play today and we talked about it in the pre-game, that physicality was going to be the key to the game. If we didn't match UCLA's physical play, then we let the game be played the way it was played today. We've got to be tough and we've got to be physically tougher and physically stronger. We've got to handle the blows and we've got to get through screens and they set a lot of screens today. We have to adjust to the way the game is being called, not the other way around.
Quotes from Colorado senior guard Carlon Brown:
They shot the ball really well and they also executed better. I think we have to play zone. Also, I felt like we have to play better in the second half. We did the same thing against Cal, where we really didn't come out strong in the second half. We are 6-3, not by luck or chance, we have to prove that we deserve that record. We have to go and try to win every game.
Quotes from Colorado freshman guard Spencer Dinwiddie:
This was a good opportunity, a good experience to play in front of friends and family. They hit some big shots. I give them credit for that, but we have got to go out and play better defense. I think we will improve in the second part of conference play by being more solid on defense. We also have to do a better job at not turning over the ball. Overall, we have got to play defense.
Quotes from UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland:
Very solid win vs. a good and well-coached team. They [UCLA] executed offensively and scored at a high rate out of the gate. In the second half, our defense tightened up. I was also happy with our guards' 25 assists, which is the most assists since 2006. Our offense has gotten better as the season has progressed. Lamb was great on defense on Brown, their leading scorer. I give him [Lamb] a lot of credit for his all-around game today.
Zeke [Jones] and the Wears also played well and Norman [Powell] hit some big shots for us to close the half. Great win for our guys and we'll have two days off before we prepare for our road trip.
Quotes from UCLA soph guard Tyler Lamb:
It was a hard-fought game. My teammates helped get me open looks and it was definitely a team win.
Quotes from UCLA senior guard Lazeric Jones:
We were very patient today on offense. Our guards were able to make good decisions. We were aggressive penetrating, but also knew when to push it and when to pull it out.
