Postgame Quotes: Indiana at Nebraska

Indiana at Nebraska
Jan. 18, 2020
Postgame Quotes

Indiana Head Coach Archie Miller
Opening Statement
"A good win for our team. Finally had an opportunity here to breakthrough and win away from home in conference. It is very difficult, as it has been well documented. I thought our guys played really together, and I thought they played hard for the most part, especially defending their 3-point line against a really tough cover. Those guys from Nebraska have gotten better. The first time we played them, we had no answers, but tonight I thought it was a little better defensively. Offensively, we were able to make a few shots, gave us some confidence. We then went from being a tight team to being a team that I thought played a little more free. Our bench was key in the first half. It was huge. In the second half, I thought our big guys did a great job of commanding the ball. We were able to play inside out for a good portion. We played as well offensively as we have in awhile. You can't put a price on a game in this league if you are able to win it away from home. We'll go home and get ready for the next one."

On being able to respond to Nebraska's 11-0 run in the first half
"We were hanging in there pretty good. Real early in the game, they were faster than us. Their transition attack was coming downhill. Their guards were at the basket. Their spacing is so key. I think there's maybe one or two players in college with the ability to pass the ball like Cam Mack passes the ball. He's not seeing the first read. He's picking on your second and third guys with one-handed baseball passes on a dime. He's a special passer. Once we got adjusted after those three straight 3s, one in transition. It was a great play underneath out of bounds. We lost sight of a guy in the corner. I think [Cam] Mack made one in front of me. That's what they do. They go in bunches. You watch them play here against Iowa and Purdue, they can get in bunches. You just have to hang in there and weather the storm a little bit. I thought after the first six to eight minutes, like I said, our bench made some shots. Jerome [Hunter] and Armaan [Franklin] came up big. I think Devonte [Green] may have hit one. Justin [Smith] was really good around the basket. Justin was really key early. Once we got cooking a little bit, we scored 46 in the first half, that carried over into the second half. I thought we pushed the ball. We were able to go inside. We had 21 assists, which I don't think we've had 21 assists in any of the Big Ten games combined. We made some shots."

On how it feels to get a road win
"It goes without saying. It is very hard to win in this league on the road. I think every team is going to experience their ups and downs. We are no different. I am proud of our guys. They had a hard loss at Rutgers on Wednesday. Being able to come out with one tonight is really important for us moving forward. I know what we have coming up. Every team has to play everybody. The Big Ten is going to be one of the more jumbled leagues until somebody can start to get a few of these and hold serve at home. It's a great league. Fred [Hoiberg] brings a lot to the table. This place is always one of the tougher places to play. We're thankful. We are very happy to get out of here with a win."

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