Ben Howland Hoot Quotations

We were really sensitive to him shooting threes.

Typically if we get out-boarded by nine and shoot 5-of-13 from the foul line and allow someone to shoot 61 percent in the first half, we are not going to win. We gutted it out, found a way.

Florida has a great offensive team. It really is going to be a big challenge for us to be able to try to defend such skilled players and good passers. Everybody can shoot it.

We will be shooting a lot of free throws this week at Pauley Pavilion.

My biggest thing with him is he would never take any time off. He was sneaking in the gym. We got beat by West Virginia and all of a sudden he's back in the gym that night shooting for two hours. It's actually counter-productive when you wear your body out that much. It's like a marathon runner getting ready to run a marathon by running five marathons the day before he's going to run the marathon.

It was a great win. I'm excited for our team. In the first half we forced 13 turnovers. Our defense was so active. It was misleading. Arizona shot 58 percent. It's astounding they can shoot 58 percent and lose. Usually, you win when you shoot a percentage like that.

To shoot 3 for 19 from the threes and still win the game is a testament to our defense and rebounding.

I'm the foul shooting coach, so blame me. We'll get better. I promise.

They're obviously a great shooting team. Any time you shoot 39 percent on the year from three as a team, that's outstanding.