Besides the stellar play of Trayce Jackson-Davis, whose 22.1 points in league games is just a hair behind leader Zach Edey, Indiana has been winning because of its defense. After spending the first two months appearing to be headed for another disappointing season, the Hoosiers have arguably been the Big Ten’s best team over the past month. Everyone is losing to Northwestern these days. Indiana held off a short-handed Illinois team at home on Saturday, 71-68, after losing at Northwestern by two points last week. Indiana update: The Hoosiers are 9-2 in their last 11 games, all in Big Ten play, a stretch that includes the first meeting with MSU.Overall, this is a little momentum booster for our coming games. “We still have more road games than home games and we have to win those games to make the tournament. ![]() “Feels okay, but like I said, we’re still in a bad position and a tough predicament right now,” Reed Jr. Saturday’s victory was huge, but the Wolverines have to keep the good times rolling to keep their postseason hopes alive. It’s no secret the Wolverines still have an up-hill battle to make the NCAA Tournament, especially with three of their next four games being on the road against top-30 teams in the NET rankings. That’s what coach Howard told me - I got to slow down sometimes, find a pace to compete. “I’m still out there sometimes rushing to shoot up shots, but knowing I got to let the game come to me. “I felt like I’ve always been able to do this, it’s just about me playing at my own pace, talking to coach and slowing down,” he said. always wants to play fast, and he said Howard has done good job making sure he’s not playing too fast. McDaniel is not the only freshman whose worked on slowing things down and letting the game come to him. “Not saying he didn’t before, but when he set the tone the way he did, the guys really rallied behind Dug.” “He made some tough shots, but he also allowed the game to come to him,” Howard said. With McDaniel, Howard stressed the importance of making sure he slows down and processes what’s happening on the floor. We’ve seen both freshmen step up a lot more as the year has gone on. I knew he was going to come out with fire. “Talked about it last night, talked about it earlier this week about how at Michigan State, he didn’t play as well. “I knew it was going to happen,” Reed Jr. ![]() His roommate, Dug McDaniel, led the Wolverines with a career-high 18 points, including their first seven to breathe life into Michigan’s offense. wasn’t the only Michigan freshman who made an impact. Sometimes we expect freshman to play well every time all the time, but it takes time with this game. “ I see the confidence is increasing, getting better. “Tarris, he’s scratching the surface,” Howard said. His head coach loved the way he played and feels there’s even more potential to unlock. had the best game of his young Michigan tenure with eight points, 10 rebounds and a burst of energy off the bench the Wolverines fed off. We just had to go out there and finish it.” Even though what happened against Michigan State was tragic, I’m grateful and thankful that they decided to play the game. “When the opportunity presented itself, we knew we were going to finish up, especially against a rival team. “Knowing how this season has been going, we have not been able to finish games,” Reed said. was proud of how his team was able to finish strong after having issues winning close games all season long. Overall, I really admire how our players were considerate and kind.”Īfter that emotional tribute, Michigan was able to pull off the win, going on a 15-5 run to earn an 84-72 victory. I grieve with them this weekend, as far as this weekend, it does get to a little normalcy. “I was looking at coach Izzo, seeing how emotional he got during ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing.’ I started to get a little emotional myself because I understand that it really hit close to home for him and his players. “It was very classy of the University of Michigan to really show how much we as a community care about the Michigan State community, enduring such a tragic loss to those men and women” said Howard in his postgame press conference. Juwan Howard saw Tom Izzo taking in the emotional moment, and felt for him. ![]() ![]() wwxqPxqUB0- Jeanna Trotman February 19, 2023 Tom Izzo during the pregame tribute and moment of silence is everything.
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