VIDEO: Here’s What Miller Kopp Said After Indiana’s Loss at Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Indiana senior ahead Miller Kopp had a giant evening, making 5 three-pointers, however the remainder of his teammates struggled in a 63-48 loss at Rutgers to open the Massive Ten season. Kopp completed the evening with a season-high 21 factors.

It was the primary lack of the yr for the Hoosiers (7-1), however it was the sixth-straight time that they’ve misplaced to Rutgers, which appears to personal this sequence now.

This is what Kopp mentioned after the sport:

QUESTION: They get 13 offensive rebounds the primary 13 minutes. You guys do not usually surrender stuff like that. What do you suppose occurred there?

MILLER KOPP: ”We simply obtained punched within the mouth to begin the sport. Our first-shot protection was good within the half court docket, however we have got to field out they usually simply crashed and obtained further possessions. They did that basically properly.”

Q: You bought off to a great begin taking pictures your self. You have been attempting to maintain issues within the combine there. Have been you seeking to get extra going too from all people else? It simply appeared like all people was getting caught. You guys weren’t dealing with the double-team in addition to you normally do.

KOPP: “They junk it up quite a bit. I feel it is secure to say that was a part of their plan they usually did a great job of it. For me personally, I used to be simply attempting to shoot the ball once I was open and make the suitable play. As a crew, we’ve to be higher offensively and we’re positively going to get higher at that. They did a great job of rushing us up slightly bit.”

Q: As any person who’s attempting to learn double groups and the best way they’re taking part in the put up, may you see something totally different in how they have been reacting to what they have been attempting to do off of that double crew?

KOPP:  “Properly, you understand a whole lot of it wasn’t even double groups it was greater than that. It was like all 5 guys have been nearly sinking the paint. Generally it got here from the cutter, generally it got here from the feeder, generally it got here from O facet, generally again facet. So, they switched it up quite a bit by way of simply studying it ,we simply want to verify our spacing is sweet.”

Q: You guys performed very well up till immediately. What do you’re taking from the loss to have the ability to repair as rapidly as you possibly can by Wednesday?

KOPP: “Greater than something, I feel it is simply psychological. I feel it is a mentality factor. For everyone. Nobody desires to lose, however possibly it is what we would have liked. Earlier within the season to have one thing like this to maintain all people fired up and to let all people know, myself included, that anyone can beat anyone. So the lesson might be that and there may be extra come from watching the movie too.”

Q: How a lot do you guys miss Jalen Hood-Schifino together with his potential to make performs when issues break down?

KOPP: “Quite a bit, he’s such an amazing participant and he brings an additional factor, as you talked about, of ball dealing with and stability. However on the identical time, we belief all people with the ball and I believed Trey did a great job tonight with that. So, we actually miss him and need him again, however I do — and everybody on the crew agrees — we do belief all people.”

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