Here’s What Trayce Jackson-Davis Said After Indiana’s Win over Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — It was one other epic night time for Indiana senior Trayce Jackson-Davis, who had 25 factors, 21 rebounds and 6 blocked pictures within the Hoosiers’ 61-57 victory over Minnesota. He had everybody scrambling for the file books as soon as once more.

It was the primary time a major-college participant had no less than 25-20-5 since Connecticult’s Hasheem Thabeet did it on Feb. 14, 2009. It was Indiana’s fourth straight victory, and their sixth straight win over Minnesota relationship again to 2020.

This was his forty first profession double-double, and his six blocks broke a tie with Jeffrey Newton for probably the most blocks in class historical past. Jackson-Davis is now Indiana’s all-time block chief with 233. 

The final 20-20 sport in IU historical past got here from D.J. White, who had 21 factors and 22 rebounds at Michigan on Jan. 8, 2008.  Jackson-Davis is the second Hoosier in program historical past with 1,900 profession factors and 900 profession rebounds. The opposite is Alan Henderson.

In 111 profession video games, Jackson-Davis has scored no less than 10 factors in 97 outings. The senior ahead has additionally swatted no less than two pictures in 69 of his 111 profession video games performed.  He has blocked no less than one shot in 91-of-111 profession begins. 

In 9 convention video games, TJD is averaging 21.8 factors, 13.6 rebounds, and three.9 blocks per sport.

This is what he needed to say in his postgame press convention on Wednesday night time:

QUESTION: “Trayce, the way in which the sport performed out for 40 minutes, it definitely had its ebbs and flows. As that sport was happening, what have been you feeling and sensing was taking place with you guys?”

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: “I feel the most important factor for us was simply straight line drives, however credit score to the fellows. Actually, on the finish of the day, although they’re 1-6, 1-7, that is nonetheless a Large Ten away staff and on the finish of the day we discovered a solution to win, so it helps our confidence quite a bit, particularly in shut video games like this. So I assumed it was nice for us,”

Q: “Trayce, you have been the primary man since Hasheem Thabeet in 2009 to have a 25-20-5 sport. Why have been you in a position to get it at that degree? You’ve got been enjoying rather well for an extended stretch right here, however that is only a totally different degree. What led to that?”

JACKSON-DAVIS: “Actually, I am simply enjoying basketball, actually. It is nothing, and I am simply making an attempt to assist my teammates and on the finish of the day, they’re placing me in nice place. I am catching the ball and I am simply attacking on offense. They form of performed a spread-out 2-3 (zone) and so they doubled however I assumed I went faster than the double after which simply the rebounding, simply making an attempt to have a knack for the ball and that is what I have been doing.”

Q: “You’ve got had loads of spotlight reel performs this season. I assumed that alley-oop you had with the massive extension was one in all your better of the season. Do you virtually shock your self when you may have moments like that since you’re having performs like that nearly each sport now?”

JACKSON-DAVIS: “Whenever you’re within the stream of the sport, you simply suppose if it as one other play. When he threw it, I form of thought it was excessive however you have acquired a lot adreniline pumping by you, so on the finish of the day I felt like I might go get it, so I prolonged and I acquired it. It seemed cool. I noticed it on Twitter, and it seemed cool afterward. It was a terrific go by Jalen and I am simply glad I capitalized on it.”

Q: “Forgive for this as a result of it is terribly cliche. As a gaggle, coach Rosemond talked about how he felt the seniors specifically set the tone within the final 4-5 minutes in huddles, speaking, holding everybody upbeat. How totally different does a sport like this really feel — regardless of the opponent, regardless of the venue for you — coming again late in an in depth sport as a result of in recent times you might not have discovered a method, particularly on the street to shut out like this?

JACKSON-DAVIS: “Particularly simply us on the street, all through my profession we have struggled in video games like this. Credit score to Miller, he performed 40 minutes and had some large threes and a few clutch baskets for us. He was actually engaged, speaking, vocal. Race, although he did not play that properly on the offensive finish of the ground, he was guarding Battle and he’s nonetheless making an attempt to get better. On the finish of the day it was a gaggle effort and I assumed we have been collectively. We by no means folded, particularly once we acquired down two and so they had the ball and we acquired a cease after which a bucket. We have simply acquired to maintain grinding, and play collectively and that is what we’re doing.”

Q: “Trayce, that zone Minnesota was operating, what did you see from the zone and the way do you are feeling such as you guys dealt with it tonight?

JACKSON-DAVIS: “I assumed they performed fairly properly within the zone, however I assumed they have been a bit spaced out, although. I do not know what sort of zone they have been making an attempt to play. At first I assumed they have been going to shrink it in and never let me get the ball, however they began getting vast once we began hitting pictures. It is simply one thing that we will need to work on. Our protection, although there have been straight-line drives. they solely scored 57 and we have been locked in on the defensive finish of the ground. Coach Woodson all the time mentioned that In the event that they rating lower than 60, you are all the time going to have an opportunity, and that is what occurred.”

Q: “Trayce, would you increase a bit bit on how Miller performed tonight. You mentioned it, performed 40 minutes, scored 11 factors, knocked down a pair large threes. How necessary was he for you guys tonight simply as a pacesetter?”

JACKSON-DAVIS: “Miller is only a nice chief. He got here right here to make pictures and lots of people are discouraged when he does not make pictures. However on the finish of the day, Miller hustles, he is enjoying on the defensive finish of the ground, he is diving for free balls. He is guarding, and people are all large issues that we want from him. On the finish of the day, he will make his pictures, he will shoot the ball when he is open. I all the time inform him, when he is open, that he has a terrific mild. He is being greater than a catch-and-shooter. He is been an enormous a part of our profitable streak proper now.”

Q: “Trayce, clearly you guys have been with out Mike Woodson at present. How did you see the remainder or the teaching workers put together for that and what do you take pleasure in about being coached by these guys?”

JACKSON-DAVIS: “It is simply part of what Coach Woody preaches every single day, it is the subsequent man up mentality. We did not know that Coach Woodson wasn’t teaching till this morning. We weren’t even nervous as a result of we knew Coach Ya had us coated. We now have a terrific workers and everybody was locked in and engaged. Coach Kenya and Coach yYa and B-Walsh (Brian Walsh) they took turns drawing up performs and stuff of that nature. It wasn’t simply Coach Ya. Credit score to him. I am glad we acquired the dub for him.” 

‘Q: “Trayce, you hit the go-ahead shot on the offensive rebound off of Race’s missed free throw. Take us by that play. Did you must do something particular to get your self into place to get that rebound?

JACKSON-DAVIS: “I had one within the first half the place I form of rooted him below, not likely pushed him however acquired area. I used to be actually confused why they did not put Battle on that aspect and have (Ola-Joseph) and have him sandwich me. I simply felt like if Race missed it, I needed to go get the ball. I form of did the identical factor towards Syracuse final 12 months.  We made quite a lot of large performs down the stretch that helped us win.”