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Trey McKenney reacts to win over Nebraska

Trey McKenneyAfter the gameMichigan 75, Nebraska 72Game page →

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Key quotes

  1. “You talked about in the locker room. I'm really just trying to be more physical because they were setting various physical screens.”Q3 ↓
  2. “It was just really good and really satisfying to come out with that win, just knowing how hard we fought and, you know, how good they played.”Q9 ↓
  3. “I think I can really impact the game in a lot of ways.”Q2 ↓

Transcript

Q2 Comfort tied to freshman season

And if so, what— is it just getting to that point in your freshman season?

I mean, I really feel comfortable out there, you know, whether it's just offensively or defensively. I think I can really impact the game in a lot of ways.

Q3 Frustration with early threes

Did it get frustrating because they kept hitting those threes in the first half? You guys couldn't get over the hump at all?

I mean, not really. I mean, when you're playing good defense and they're hitting those, you know, tough threes, you know. They're gonna miss him at some point. And we just really had to connect together as a team, whatever 5 was on the floor, just connect and, you know, play defense and, you know, shut down.

Holding on to 22 points in the second half, what went into that schematically? You talked about in the locker room. I'm really just trying to be more physical because they were setting various physical screens. And I think we had to really try to match their physicality in the second half.

And I think that's really why we came up with the game today. Trey, what was the coach's message at halftime? Was it that they're eventually gonna start missing him or were they upset with some of the defense? Or how did they kind of view it?

It was really just our defense. You know, I mean, we definitely had a couple of turnovers that we could have prevented, but it was really our defense and, you know, our connectivity on switches and just talking and, you know, being there. So I definitely think it was just our physicality.

Q9 Resilience and learning about team

Sorry if you already answered this. How'd it feel to pull that one out the way you guys did, the resilience you showed and did you learn a lot about your group tonight?

A lot. I mean, we showed a lot of resilience. It was just really good and really satisfying to come out with that win, just knowing how hard we fought and, you know, how good they played. So, it was really good.

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