Indiana lost another hard-fought nail-biter Saturday night at Assembly Hall 63-60 to 5th ranked Michigan State. The Hoosiers out-rebounded MSU 53-29, including 25-3 on the offensive glass. However, IU shot just 29% from the floor and couldn’t get over the hump down the stretch.
Juwan Morgan:
"In East Lansing, they punked us."
Tonight, Juwan Morgan refused to allow the Spartans to dominate the boards like they did back in East Lansing. Indiana out-rebounded Michigan State 53-29. #iubb pic.twitter.com/Xu7JBu3vb4— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
Archie Miller
With 31 minutes of tight defense and six assists, @ChefBoyArGreen played an important role in keeping Indiana in the game tonight. Archie, Freddie, and Juwan all gave their point guard praise. #iubb pic.twitter.com/XK2bcggWy1
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
"It's hard to duplicate 16 rebounds."
Tonight, @Mcswain_Jr21 had the best game of his career in his first start. With 16 rebounds in 29 minutes, Freddie kept Indiana alive. Archie and Juwan made that clear. #iubb pic.twitter.com/m9m8wIrT24— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
After a game where Indiana shot 28.8%, Archie Miller harped on the leadership of Juwan Morgan and called out the shooting of Josh Newkirk, Robert Johnson, and Devonte Green. #iubb pic.twitter.com/NePcjSev6u
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
When asked about how he plans to keep the team positive after four straight losses, Archie Miller had a simple response.
"Go to work. There's nothing to talk about right now." #iubb pic.twitter.com/NSt4SNjU2q— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo started his press conference by thanking Hoosier nation and IU Administration for their classy behavior towards Michigan State #iubb pic.twitter.com/aiip7mppRc
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
In all his time at Michigan State, this is one of Izzo's worst feelings after a win, saying that his team's performance was an insult to all who have come through the MSU program pic.twitter.com/RhQ02QfKXt
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
"I think we've gotta become tougher."
According to Izzo it was a "one person fight" out on the court today, saying that his team was beat up on the floor all game long #iubb pic.twitter.com/Epvkr2zGA3— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
"I don't have a date… but the day will come sometime, I promise."
Izzo addresses when he plans to talk about the investigations surrounding the MSU program in more detail. pic.twitter.com/UFN6STMCuf— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) February 4, 2018
For full postgame press conferences, check out these links.
Tom Izzo
Juwan Morgan/Freddie McSwain:
Archie Miller: