The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Quotes: Texas vs. UCLA
12.08.2012 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 8, 2012
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TEXAS
Head Coach Rick Barnes
On final three minutes: I thought the play of the game was Adams' offensive rebound. I thought we gave the game away. We didn't execute the things we wanted to. We took a couple tough shots and we broke down a few times, execution wise. I can't tell you why certain guys didn't know where they were supposed to go and I can't tell you why we made some of the decisions that we made at the end of the game.
On Jovan: I think he got careless. That has been our problem, guys being careless. Javan did some good things early. I thought he really put pressure on them. We wanted to keep pushing it. They took Javan away from the basket. He was just trying to win.
On lack of quality shots at the end: We told [the players], when you get in the lane, lets get a good shot. We mishandled the ball as far as turnovers. I am not sure what a lot of their thought processes was. There has to be a sense of urgency, and you have to get the ball. It is a learning process. It is just disappointing because we gave the game away.
On positive aspects of the game: I thought Cam did a great job. I thought Connor did a great job in the middle of their zone. We had unbelievable looks at the basket. We didn't have a particularly good shooting night from the perimeter, but those are shots that we have to take. We did a great job for about 36 minutes. We played with confidence, but we stopped listening and we stopped executing. You have to give them credit. Adams got that ball, which was a huge play.
Sophomore G Julien Lewis
On tonight's game: I enjoyed the atmosphere out here today, but we didn't come away with the victory. We gave up some big rebounds that we are supposed to get. We got a little sluggish. We didn't handle the ball the way we are supposed to in the last four minutes of the game. We have to make better decisions out there.
Sophomore G Sheldon McClellan
On getting back into the game after poor shooting in the first half: Shots weren't really a concern. We knew we were going to make shots. We had to make sure we stayed dialed in on defense. I think we did a good job of that.
On mistakes at the end of the game: Everybody just has to take care of the ball. We had two missed layups at the end of the game. We just got to make some more plays.
Freshman C Cameron Ridley
On family members getting the chance to see him play: It was a big game for us. It was really good opportunity for my family.
On if it was difficult to shoot in a venue like Reliant Stadium: If I was a guard, it might make a big difference. But since I am in the post so close to the basket, not really.
On the end of tonight's game: Towards the end of the game, we have to become tougher as a team. We have to get better at making plays at the end of the game.
Freshman G Javan Felix
On his mentality down the stretch: I was still confident that we were going to win the game. We still had chances. We had chances, but the turnovers hurt us. You just have to stay positive at the end of games like that.
On moving forward: It hurts because that one slipped away from us. But we have to learn from it and move on.
UCLA
Head Coach
Opening Statement: We are glad to get the win on the road. It was great to have our team battle back, never quite, nor never give up. The press at the end of the game really helped us; it got them out of source, it was a big thing. We were down eight late in the game but we never quite, never gave up; we kept battling and fighting to find a way to get the win.
On preparations before the next game: We need to continue to work on our defense. This is their sixth day in a row; we went Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and a game today; they will get two days off then we will begin to work on everything defensively. We have to work on our motion, not getting beat on penetration, and simple basketball plays. Overall, it was a great win for our team, a good one on the road against a very well coached team like Texas.
Shabazz Muhammad
On the overall game: It was a huge win. It was a sloppy game but we were able to buckle down to play defense then our offense came into that and we got a great win, we really needed.
On the improvements to be made: I think we need to block out. I thought we played great defense down the stretch. We buckled down to play defense. Our defense had been improving but we need to buckle down to get those rebounds.
Jordan Adams
On the last few minutes of the game: Our comeback all came down to energy. Those buckets were big time buckets. I wanted to get fired but and get the team fired, those buckets accomplished that.
On getting key rebounds down the stretch: They were key because Texas is a long and big team and for us to capitalize on those rebounds to get points was a huge advantage for us.
