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Indiana vs. Purdue Player Quotes
1/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 21, 2006
Indiana vs. Purdue Jan. 21, 2006 Indiana Player Quotes
Senior Forward Sean Kline
On his play in the game and against Matt Kiefer:
SK: "We were actually double teaming him, and I was late on getting to him. I saw that we had him buried in the post, and I came over on it and blocked his shot. The offensive foul on Ware, it is one of those things, you either get the call or look silly, and they made the call, so I was fortunate."
On the Purdue rivalry:
SK: "It's always hard. It's an in state rivalry, it doesn't matter what your record is, it's always going to be a tough game."
Sophomore Guard/Forward Robert Vaden
On the team's improvement on offense down the stretch:
RV: "We did the same things, I just made some shots. I got a transition three and a shot as the shot clock ran down. I don't think we did anything different, we just hit open shots."
On learning to hit the clutch shots:
RV: "I don't think there's a way to practice it besides in your back yard counting down by yourself. I don't think there is any way you can simulate a game situation."
On the team's position to this point:
RV: "I feel good about it, but I think we could be a lot further. We could of played better defense and offense today."
Junior Guard Roderick Wilmont
On the low shooting percentage:
RW: "We were just missing open shot, and weren't executing the way we should, but we won the game and that's all that matters. We started playing defense in the second half, then we started scoring off transition, and that's what we got back to doing."
Senior Forward Marco Killingsworth
On Purdue:
MK: "They played pretty well. When you play in a rivalry game, you have to throw the rankings and all that stuff out. It's mainly about respect. They came in and fought us. I've known this rivalry. I've played Auburn-Alabama rivalry game for three years. I know the feeling. Playing in this state, I know half the guys on this team and on Purdue are from the state of Indiana and it is just a respect thing.
