Postgame Quotes: Indiana vs. Minnesota
2/20/2020 2:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Indiana at Minnesota
Postgame Quotes
Feb. 19, 2020
Indiana Head Coach Archie Miller
Opening Statement: "Well, gutty performance from our guys. Minnesota is a really good team. The first 8-10 minutes, it was really tough sledding for our guys defensively, but give our guys credit, that was when they really figured out how to make the game a little bit grind-mode, a little bit grimy. That was one of the missions going into today's game was to make it look ugly. We were gonna have to make it look ugly, we couldn't let them get in transition, and we were gonna have to find a way to defend. We felt a lot better at halftime than the score may have looked, because we felt good with how we competed with a lot of different guys in there. And then in the second half, especially the last 8-10 minutes defensively, I thought our guys did a really good job sticking with it, not letting them get a big run. Offensively, our main goal was to get Trayce going early. He is so important to our team, and he responded with a great performance."
On Trayce Jackson-Davis's performance tonight...
"I thought the big thing was we didn't freelance as much tonight. We didn't let our transition game just take over where a lot of guys were handling the ball. I thought we controlled it, I thought our guards did a really good job of keeping things under control on the road. But being able to control the ball a bit more and getting (Trayce) some more touches was big. He had to do his part too … He plays 35 minutes a game as a young guy on the road, so it's hard, but he was engaged tonight, delivered on some big second-chance shots. 27 points, 16 rebounds are impressive numbers against Oturu. He doesn't get enough credit nationally, and that's usually typical when we are losing some games, but he's been a bright spot for us all season, and I think he's freshman of the Year in the league."
On Race Thompson's effort of the bench…
"Race is a blue-collar guy. He plays hard, and he's our most physically guy on defense. Per-minute play, he's a great rebounder for us, and tonight we needed defensive rebounding and I thought offensively, in transition and on some pick-and-rolls, I thought he did a really good job … per-minute play, he might be the best rebounder on our team."
Postgame Quotes
Feb. 19, 2020
Indiana Head Coach Archie Miller
Opening Statement: "Well, gutty performance from our guys. Minnesota is a really good team. The first 8-10 minutes, it was really tough sledding for our guys defensively, but give our guys credit, that was when they really figured out how to make the game a little bit grind-mode, a little bit grimy. That was one of the missions going into today's game was to make it look ugly. We were gonna have to make it look ugly, we couldn't let them get in transition, and we were gonna have to find a way to defend. We felt a lot better at halftime than the score may have looked, because we felt good with how we competed with a lot of different guys in there. And then in the second half, especially the last 8-10 minutes defensively, I thought our guys did a really good job sticking with it, not letting them get a big run. Offensively, our main goal was to get Trayce going early. He is so important to our team, and he responded with a great performance."
On Trayce Jackson-Davis's performance tonight...
"I thought the big thing was we didn't freelance as much tonight. We didn't let our transition game just take over where a lot of guys were handling the ball. I thought we controlled it, I thought our guards did a really good job of keeping things under control on the road. But being able to control the ball a bit more and getting (Trayce) some more touches was big. He had to do his part too … He plays 35 minutes a game as a young guy on the road, so it's hard, but he was engaged tonight, delivered on some big second-chance shots. 27 points, 16 rebounds are impressive numbers against Oturu. He doesn't get enough credit nationally, and that's usually typical when we are losing some games, but he's been a bright spot for us all season, and I think he's freshman of the Year in the league."
On Race Thompson's effort of the bench…
"Race is a blue-collar guy. He plays hard, and he's our most physically guy on defense. Per-minute play, he's a great rebounder for us, and tonight we needed defensive rebounding and I thought offensively, in transition and on some pick-and-rolls, I thought he did a really good job … per-minute play, he might be the best rebounder on our team."
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