UCLA coach Ben Howland said the Bruins needed to be stronger. Here is what UCLA point guard Darren Collison had to say about Villanova’s physical play and toughness.
“They were a physical team,” Collison said. “We’re a physical team. It’s nothing we haven’t seen in the Pac-10. We just didn’t get the recognition in the Pac-10 for physicality. Big East are the main conference that gets credit for being physical.”