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Elliot Cadeau reacts to win over Penn State

Elliot CadeauAfter the gameMichigan 110, Penn State 69Game page →

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Key quotes

  1. “Just taking away every shot. We feel like we got the best frontcourt in the country defensively.”Q9 ↓
  2. “I feel like we're as confident as ever, and we feel like nobody could be on the court with us, just like how we did coming out of Vegas.”Q5 ↓
  3. “It's definitely really important. I think we're the first.”Q6 ↓

Transcript

Q5 Getting the mojo back

With the wins you guys had, the two top 10 wins, and then today, does it feel like you guys kind of got Mojo back?

Yeah, for sure. I feel like we're as confident as ever, and we feel like nobody could be on the court with us, just like how we did coming out of Vegas.

Q6 Importance of this stretch

How important is it at this point in the season?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's definitely really important. I think we're the first. We're number one in the Big Ten.

I think we're tied with a couple other teams, so every game matters. Anybody could beat anybody. We've seen that with the Michigan-Minnesota game, and we just trying to come out with as much energy as possible because we know that the difference between the first and the second place of the Big Ten will be probably one game. So we're trying to take every game seriously.

Q9 Practice emphasis on defense

Was that a point of emphasis you guys practice?

Yeah, for sure. Just taking away every shot. We feel like we got the best frontcourt in the country defensively. So if we could just run off somebody, if we could run off good shooters off the 3-point line, we know that they're not going to be able to make a layup on Aday Mara or Morez Johnson. So that's just kind of how we learned how to play defense this year.

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