USC-Washington Post-Game Quotes
January 06, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 6, 2001
Post Game Quotes from Washington coach Bob Bender
"That performance is what you'd expect from a team like USC. They are very explosive offensively. They are very talented and tonight they had a rhythm going. In the first half, both teams shot well, but we just weren't making any stops.
(On David Bluthenthal)
"We talked a lot about Bluthenthal coming in. We talked about how we had to contain his 3-point shooting, his shooting off the dribble, his rebounding and his free throw shooting. He hit a couple threes and took our guys off the dribble and got on a roll. The problem is, even if we stop him, USC has so many other ways to hurt you.
(On USC starting four reserves)
"USC is a team that can afford to do that. That shows the kind of team they are."
Post Game Quotes from USC coach Henry Bibby
"Maybe this (tonight's starting lineup) is the lineup I should use from now on.
"We've been so up and down this year, but we've played well the last two games. We'll see if we can keep it going, if we can build some consistency. This has been the most consistent two games we've played.
"I was very concerned about this game. They're a much better team than they showed against UCLA. They came out, made some shots early and even had a 12-0 run.
(On sitting the three starters at the game's beginning)
"We can't have any let downs. My concern was not tonight's game, but the remaining 17 games. This was a message about responsibility.
"We haven't played 40 minutes of basketball. We've had stretches where we played well, but then we had stretches like the three minutes tonight where we gave up 12 points in a row. We're not as consistent as we want to be."
