Matt Kiefer
Matt Kiefer
ball basket far good job position white
As far as Marcus White goes, he did a good job for us, getting the ball in the basket and getting in good position down low.
arm ball basketball bit caught caused dunk easy far gods guess huge late plays weird
I don't know what to say about that play. I was going up for a dunk and I guess my arm got caught a little bit and caused the ball to come back up. I guess it didn't go all the way through the net. It's just one of those weird plays that the basketball gods ... they didn't let the ball go through. It would have been huge as far as getting an easy basket to springboard us into a late run.
active balls defend far good hands inside loose rebounds state tough type whenever
Whenever you have the type of shooters (Ohio State has) and the inside play in (Terence) Dials, its tough to defend them. They do a lot of good things as far as being active and getting their hands on loose balls on rebounds and things of that sort.
ball beginning consistent far games happy job played playing road season shooting ten throughout toward
In the beginning of the year, I started out slow, but as the season went on, I started to find my groove. Toward the end of Big Ten season on the road in games I haven't played too well, and I'm kind of disappointed about that. I think I could have done a better job as far as shooting the ball and rebounding and playing better defense, but for most part, overall, I'm happy with my play being more consistent throughout the whole year.
ball quick took worked worn
We should have worked the ball more and worn down the defense. We took quick shots. We weren't patient.
ball quick took tried wear worked
We probably should have worked the ball a little more and tried to wear them down, especially on the road. Instead, we took quick shots.
against ball good job moved playing position
I thought we did a good job of playing against the zone. We moved the ball really well and got the ball into position where we could score. They just didn't go in.
anytime arena behind fans home
Anytime you get to play at home you should feel more comfortable and relaxed. Being here in Mackey Arena with the fans behind you only helps.
beat came due fact far finish floor game happened happy hard home last nobody played playing stuck team ten wants
This was a big game for us as far as playing our rival, IU, on our home floor and they came in here and beat us. To finish last in the Big Ten is something nobody ever wants to do, but I'm happy with our team due to the fact that they stuck with it and played hard through everything that's happened to us this year.
coach far motivate painter prepare terms wants
Every game, coach Painter wants us to win. So, just because it's IU, it's not going to be any different, I don't think; as far as in terms of his nature, how he's going to coach, how he's going to motivate us, how he's going to prepare us for the game.
body eat matter season starts sure wears
As the season wears on, your body starts to wear down more and more. It's just a matter of doing things off the court, making sure you eat right and get enough sleep.
game gets hit offense stick transition
Once their offense gets rolling, the transition game gets going and they hit 3s and doing the little things, it just energizes them I think. You have to do as much as you can to try and stick with it.
good guards job scoring shows staying tight tough trailing work
That shows that they had to work for all their points. We put them into tough scoring positions, which is something they were not used to. Our guards did a good job of staying tight and trailing them.
game liked watched
It's our rival. For me, I've always liked Purdue, always watched this game and wanted to play in this game.