Notes & Quotes: #8 UCLA 69, Michigan 54
12/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
N O T E S
With the 69-54 loss to UCLA, Michigan drops to 3-11 all-time against the Bruins.
Michigan played its fourth ranked opponent this season when it faced 8/8 UCLA at Crisler Arena. Earlier this season, U-M played at 5/5 Georgetown, vs. 22/23 Butler and at 6/7 Duke. U-M is 0-4 against ranked opponents this season.
With 31 three-point field goal attempts against UCLA, Michigan produced the second best single game mark in team history. The all-time record was 32 at Purdue (Feb. 13, 2002).
With his start against UCLA, senior Ron Coleman extended his consecutive games played streak to 111. He has not missed a single game in four years. In addition, sophomore Ekpe Udoh extended his own streak, playing in his 47th straight game for the Wolverines.
Ekpe Udoh earned his fourth consecutive start of the season and the 11th of career against UCLA. Michigan's full starting lineup for the fourth straight game was Manny Harris and Kelvin Grady in the backcourt, DeShawn Sims and Ron Coleman at the forwards, and Ekpe Udoh at center.
With starts against UCLA, the freshman duo of Manny Harris and Kelvin Grady has started all 12 games for the Wolverines this season in the backcourt.
With four blocks against UCLA, Ekpe Udoh has recorded at least one block in all 12 games this season and in his last 14 games for U-M. He has 11 multi-block games this season and 33 for his career. He is ninth all-time with 105 in his career.
With his 11 points against UCLA, Manny Harris posted his 11th double-figure scoring performance in 12 games this season. He has led the Wolverines in scoring in six games this season.
With his 12 points against UCLA, DeShawn Sims has scored in double figures in each of his last seven games. Overall he has scored in double digits in 10 of 12 games this season.
Kelvin Grady had two assists against UCLA giving him at least one assist in all 12 games this season. He has 11 multi-assist games this season.
With a triple in the first half against UCLA, Anthony Wright a 0-for-12 drought over his last six games. He finished the game going 1-for-4.
Zack Gibson sank his fourth career three-pointer of his career against UCLA. He finished the game 1-for-3 from long range
Q U O T E S
Head Coach John Beilein
On the run UCLA ended the game on ... "We have these little phases right now where (individual players) will revert back to just trying to do it by (themselves) or we forget the basics we've been talking about. Then all of sudden they just explode on you."
On the difficulty of the preseason schedule..."I'm a big fan of that, I just think it should probably be on years when you have four or five starters back -- that's when you go after that. Every game rally helps us, really. If we were playing one of those really low RPI teams it going to help us in some way (but) it's a fine line from helping you and blowing up your confidence."
Sophomore Forward DeShawn Sims
On the team's play in the first half..."We just played together. We were unselfish and we played with a chip on our shoulders."
On the confidence the team gained today... "We played a very good team today. Obviously, we're not content with the result but we can still take some key things away from this ballgame and roll them over into the Big Ten season."
Sophomore Forward Ekpe Udoh
On the team's effort today... "We came out tough; we came out as the underdog. We knew what we had to do to get the fans into it and let everybody know that we came to play. In the second half, we just had a couple of lapses. They started hitting shots and we missed our shots."
On what today's game does for the growth of a young team... "It shows that we are right there. We can beat the UCLAs and all the other big-name schools. We just have to keep working hard and we'll get there. We'll have our chance."
