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Mike Woodson, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson and Miller Kopp addressed the media following Indiana’s 71-60 win against Kent State on Friday in the 2023 NCAA tournament first round at MVP Arena in Albany, New York.

Watch their postgame comments below:

Transcript via ASAPSports:

THE MODERATOR: We are joined by Indiana University Head Coach Mike Woodson and the three student-athletes. From my far left, Race Thompson, Miller Kopp, and Trayce Jackson-Davis.

MIKE WOODSON: These three seniors up here were pretty damn good tonight. We played a tough team in Kent State. To hold that team to 60 points, our defense was pretty damn good, and these three guys had a lot to do with it.

Q. Race, I imagine this is kind of an obvious question, but you’ve had to navigate some injuries this season, some ups and downs. You’ve talked about — just what does a night like tonight feel for you, 20 and 9, and really having long stretches out there where they couldn’t slow you down?

RACE THOMPSON: Really, I’m just thankful for my teammates always keeping me locked in. I’ve been banged up a lot this season, and if I can’t practice, they always tell me it’s going to be all right, just stick with it.

I just give credit to my teammates and coaches for keeping me confident, keeping me locked in even when my body isn’t feeling great. So yeah.

Q. Trayce, Sullinger hit a couple threes to make it an 8 point game and you scored six straight for you guys. What was your mentality when the lead was starting to dwindle a little bit and you had to go out and get those shots?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: Coach Woodson, he’s always trying to put me in position to score. I finally got a little bit of a groove and had a big play, an energy play. Whenever that happens, my teammates try to get me the ball and they put me in great positions.

I knew Miller threw me a great pass, we got offensive rebounds and tips. I just try do whatever to help my team win because I know they feed off my energy. So it was big, and then after that, I feel like everything was kind of smooth from there on out.

Q. Miller, there’s been, no pun intended, a lot of madness the last two days. How much do you guys kind of pay attention to that? Do these upsets kind of help you guys zero in on this game and say we can’t get comfortable?

MILLER KOPP: Our preparation stays the same. In every game — like I said before, we’ve learned from…

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