Indiana University Athletics
Postgame Quotes: Indiana vs. UConn
12/11/2019 1:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Indiana Head Coach Archie Miller
On tonight's win:
ARCHIE MILLER: It was just an unbelievably hard game. The UConn kids played really hard. I thought our guys really dug down there after a start that was unfamiliar for us here, in our last couple, especially Saturday. It was much more of a response from them and we had a lot of different guys step up in the game.
On rebounding from loss to Wisconsin Saturday:
ARCHIE MILLER: I can't say enough about our response. It's not easy taking the medicine we took on Saturday and then playing the right way. I thought tonight we were much better in the toughness category and much better in certain areas defensively. Obviously, it was a grinder of a game and very hard to finish around the basket. Everything was tough. We missed our chances, I thought, early in the game in transition in the first half, some sloppy play. Then there were some plays in the second half that we needed to knock down to give ourselves a cushion. Guys stepped up to play.
On the return of guard Rob Phinisee to the roster:
ARCHIE MILLER: He played more in tonight's game than he practiced all year. To his credit, he was ready to go. From an experience level, he's played a lot of minutes and I thought he went in there and did what he does. Defensively, he impacted the game when he came in and offensively, he is steady and he is strong. He doesn't just fire the ball all over the place. He keeps it tight and hit two big free throws at the end as well. I'm really happy for him. He has had a really tough start to the year. He has not been able to get over the hump. Hopefully, this is a sign of getting him back. This is the first time all season that we have had all eleven available. That helped tonight.
On utilizing much of his roster:
ARCHIE MILLER: All eleven guys have a chance to play. I'm not afraid to play any of them. We have to be mindful around each other every single day of how hard it is to coexist with eleven players and expect to play. If we're about the right things and play the right way, this team has a chance to be pretty good. There is a lot of good experience out there.
On tonight's win:
ARCHIE MILLER: It was just an unbelievably hard game. The UConn kids played really hard. I thought our guys really dug down there after a start that was unfamiliar for us here, in our last couple, especially Saturday. It was much more of a response from them and we had a lot of different guys step up in the game.
On rebounding from loss to Wisconsin Saturday:
ARCHIE MILLER: I can't say enough about our response. It's not easy taking the medicine we took on Saturday and then playing the right way. I thought tonight we were much better in the toughness category and much better in certain areas defensively. Obviously, it was a grinder of a game and very hard to finish around the basket. Everything was tough. We missed our chances, I thought, early in the game in transition in the first half, some sloppy play. Then there were some plays in the second half that we needed to knock down to give ourselves a cushion. Guys stepped up to play.
On the return of guard Rob Phinisee to the roster:
ARCHIE MILLER: He played more in tonight's game than he practiced all year. To his credit, he was ready to go. From an experience level, he's played a lot of minutes and I thought he went in there and did what he does. Defensively, he impacted the game when he came in and offensively, he is steady and he is strong. He doesn't just fire the ball all over the place. He keeps it tight and hit two big free throws at the end as well. I'm really happy for him. He has had a really tough start to the year. He has not been able to get over the hump. Hopefully, this is a sign of getting him back. This is the first time all season that we have had all eleven available. That helped tonight.
On utilizing much of his roster:
ARCHIE MILLER: All eleven guys have a chance to play. I'm not afraid to play any of them. We have to be mindful around each other every single day of how hard it is to coexist with eleven players and expect to play. If we're about the right things and play the right way, this team has a chance to be pretty good. There is a lot of good experience out there.
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