Dec. 3, 2000
Quotes from Stanford head basketball coach Mike Montgomery
"This was a game that was more physical than we had anticipated. They caught us off guard. I didn't want to lose this one (Montgomery is a 1968 graduate of Long Beach State).
You tell yourself it's just another game, but maybe you're not convinced of it when it's said and done. And frankly, I didn't want to win bytwo. We need to be able to handle that type of game, especially on the road. Long Beach State is pretty good.
They are like Georgia in that they are tough and are well prepared. We need to get better and healthy. We'll have shorter practices with finals coming up."