What Mike Woodson Said After Indiana’s Win Against No. 18 Wisconsin

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Hoosiers snapped their three-game dropping streak and defeated No. 18 Wisconsin 63-45 Saturday inside Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor.

Learn head coach Mike Woodson’s full submit recreation transcript, or simply watch the connected video of his total press convention.

QUESTION: How a lot of what went on the final couple days when it comes to watching issues and accountability and such performed into at the moment?

MIKE WOODSON: Properly, it has been a variety of movie work. There’s been a variety of apply. A whole lot of yelling and screaming and making an attempt to get issues completed in apply. I assumed our guys answered the bell tonight. Our backs had been considerably in opposition to the wall, and dropping three in a row is just not enjoyable for anyone. However you recognize, our guys nonetheless had good spirits coming in to apply, and it was a pleasant carry over at the moment. I imply, we performed Indiana protection the best way I feel we must be enjoying.

Q: So far as your protection, it seemed prefer it went away from the slot positioning and performed guys straight up and helped carry off monitor —

WOODSON: No, that is not true. It is what they ran offensively. They purpose a bunch of staggers. That they had a bunch of pin-aways. They ran what they name chin actions the place they reduce and transfer and slice off of individuals. So there is no nail there. We had different individuals in place if there was break downs on the basketball, however for essentially the most half, there weren’t a pick-and-rolls. There have been some however not like what we confronted right here of late. I am going to by no means get away from the nail slot and rim, so that is what we do.

Q: Your protection particularly on Chuck Hepburn, what Jalen did, your ideas on that?

WOODSON: Once more, I imply, it was a complete workforce effort. He performed the entire night time in a crowd. He noticed our bodies when he was coming off. I assumed our bigs had been glorious once they had been up on the pick-and-rolls. We bought burned a couple of occasions the place guards bought downhill and made performs, however for essentially the most half we had been strong for 40 minutes.

Q: What does it say that even when shot weren’t falling, protection is what they involved themselves with, particularly the primary half into the second half?

WOODSON: It is a terrific query as a result of I do know protection wins basketball recreation and I have been about sufficient video games the place neither workforce may rating the basketball and it is a dogfight. You understand, everyone is scratching and scraping and making an attempt to get a bucket and may’t get it and that is the way it was the primary half. I do not thoughts video games like that. I instructed our guys at halftime that the protection was strong and if we will simply discover some offense to get a cushion, we might be simply effective and I assumed we began the second half on a bang. We had been nice. I feel it was an 18-2 run once we began.

Q: Jordan Geronimo in a dogfight sort of recreation provides that you simply vitality, what you need off the bench. Are you able to illustrate the great issues he did at the moment and what it meant?

WOODSON: Gallo? I imply, you say Gallo, proper? Oh, Geronimo began for us. I assumed he performed so inside himself tonight. It wasn’t even humorous. He did a variety of good issues defensively. He rebounded the ball. He completed across the rim and we’ll want that. He did not have to protect anybody that was a lot greater than him. We bought cross-matched a pair the finals the place the large fella took benefit of him on the block. Apart from that we had been capable of maintain our match-ups with Trayce and Malik, and when Logan got here in, I assumed he gave us some optimistic minutes. It was only a nice complete workforce effort.

Q: Staying on the subject of Geronimo, when he is enjoying the best way he’s, bringing perceive, what does that can help you carry as a workforce that you simply won’t be capable to do in any other case?

WOODSON: It is nice however it will possibly’t simply be Geronimo. Everyone has to carry vitality. I assumed everyone that performed tonight, they had been touching the offensive man, placing warmth on the basketball. We had been in nice place to assist and recuperate. There was a variety of good issues from a defensive standpoint that is been lacking. You understand, we have simply bought to construct on this recreation and proceed to develop.

Q: Wisconsin appears to wish to run groups off the three-point line and take away the paint and provide the mid-range two. Looks like Jalen excelled in that space at the moment. How necessary was that side of his recreation?

WOODSON: It was nice. He is been good at that just about all season. We took eight threes is all we took and we attempt to put emphasis on getting the ball inside, which we did that as effectively.

However Jalen made his mid-range pictures. However make no mistake about it, it was our protection that bought us in place, defending and rebounding the ball.

Q: What impresses you most about Jalen’s mindset, simply the best way he goes about making ready issues and preparing?

WOODSON: Properly, I am new at this, guys, and I can solely return to once I was a freshman. He is somewhat forward of the sport when it comes to he is not your typical freshman. He performs like he is been in faculty a couple of years. You understand, that is an indication of the truth that he is gifted and he is been blessed with the expertise and he works. You understand, he places himself in that place to be good.

So I am not shocked. I noticed it his final 12 months at Montverde when he performed, he was the identical method, simply regular. It has been a pleasant carry overcoming to Indiana carrying that uniform for us.

Q: I do know it was a workforce effort defensively however again on Jordan Geronimo, what was it that made the swap and the change, as a result of he had been making errors on the courtroom however tonight I performed terribly effectively and every part appeared to return collectively for him.

WOODSON: Properly, he seemed comfy. You understand, as a coach, once I’m difficult gamers, you recognize, generally it makes them somewhat uneasy and get that. However on the finish of the day, they’ve to grasp that I am of their nook and I would like them to carry out at a excessive stage. It ain’t private, however it’s tradition; what I name it. I assumed he was extra relaxed tonight and he did a variety of optimistic issues on each ends of the ground. I simply hope he can simply develop from this recreation and proceed to play that effectively.

• GAME STORY: INDIANA TAKES DOWN BADGERS: Indiana seemed misplaced throughout a latest three-game dropping streak, however they utterly flipped the script on Saturday and shut down No. 18 Wisconsin 63-45 at Meeting Corridor with a terrific defensive effort. CLICK HERE
• ESSEGIAN SHINES FOR WISCONSIN: Wisconsin freshman guard Connor Essegian scored 14 factors and had 11 rebounds Saturday, returning to his residence residence state. The 6-foot-4 guard from Fort Wayne, Ind. scored 2,526 profession factors for Central Noble Excessive College. CLICK HERE
• PHOTO GALLERY: Indiana hosted Wisconsin Saturday and snagged a much-needed win with a terrific defensive effort within the 63-45 victory. Listed below are the perfect pictures from the sport. CLICK HERE
• WATCH HOOD-SCHIFINO FLOATER: Watch this prompt replay of Indiana basketball’s Jalen Hood-Schifino with the floater to present Indiana a 5-point lead over No. 18 Wisconsin. CLICK HERE