George Washington University Athletics
11/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 29, 2007
NCAA Men's Basketball
Nov. 28, 2007
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
GW 60
Post-game Quotes
George Washington Head Coach Karl Hobbs:
It was really simple. We have a lot of work to do to compete. We're not disciplined. We did not get back on defense. UCLA is a physical team; anytime you play against a physical team like this, you're going to have a lot of fouls.
This team (UCLA) is very good. There is a reason why they are projected to be a Final Four team, plus they have six McDonald' s All-Americans. We did not really focus on anybody; Westbrook had a great game for them. By playing a terrific team, that will help us out for the conference.
UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland:
I was very pleased with this win. They are a good team that has been in the Tournament the past three years and is very well coached.
I felt we got off to a really good start, but let up a bit toward the end of the half. We did a good job attacking the press to begin the second half. We also handled the ball well and kept the amount of turnovers down against their pressure.
I was especially impressed with Russell Westbrook tonight; penetrating, jump stops and kick-outs. He did a great job offensively. I also felt we did a good job on the boards and Russell used his athletic ability to grab seven rebounds.
It was really good to have Darren Collison out there. He made a lot of progress since the beginning of the week. It was amazing to see how great he did, having not played in a game in 26 days. We're excited to have him back because he is such a great athlete.
