Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Comments
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
Michigan State Spartans Basketball C Carson Cooper Post-Oregon 2-8-25
Oregon Ducks On SI
Follow
2/9/2025
Michigan State Spartans Basketball C Carson Cooper Post-Oregon 2-8-25
Category
🥇
Sports
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
On the note of leadership, do you feel like Jace kind of staked his claim in that role, too, here today?
00:06
Yeah, no doubt. I think, I mean, we all knew Jace was an amazing player, the talent he's got is unreal.
00:11
But today it really kind of opened our eyes that, you know, someone like that, a freshman that can come in,
00:16
step up when, you know, fears is out and books is out, to step up and kind of accept the pressure and accept the role
00:24
It's huge for us, and it's big, too, that we're able to kind of look for him in scoring moments and big-time moments.
00:30
And Trey said that he and Jace was a part of that half-time conversation. You know, what was he saying to everyone
00:37
when he called you guys up in the second half?
00:39
Yeah, I mean, the big thing was just, like, saying, like, we can't lose. That was the big thing.
00:44
I mean, I think we all knew that, but it kind of, like, struck us in the second half, like,
00:49
we can't do this. Like, we have to win, we have to win, and we have to, like, stay together and continue to play basketball here.
00:55
Because we weren't playing our level of basketball in the first half, and that's what we did.
00:58
And we kind of got away from just their token pressure and got them in ball screens, which is when you thrive.
01:04
So we did that, and yeah, it was nice.
01:08
You guys dominated the boards in the second half. What kind of, how'd the switch flip happen?
01:15
I mean, we just checked. First half, I mean, granted, they made some tough shots, but a lot of them were open shots,
01:23
and they hit the open shots. And we were just kind of fed up after that first half,
01:28
because, I mean, we were, you know, a top five, top six defensive team in the country in defensive scoring.
01:35
So for us, we kind of took that as, like, we're not doing this at the level that we should be.
01:42
And then once we kind of got behind the scouting report and all that and forced them not to get comfortable and kind of take tough shots,
01:50
we were able to get our running game going and get clean rebounds and go.
01:53
And then also, you know, we got the offensive glass.
01:56
Shaman did a good job early, especially getting on the offensive glass,
01:59
because it's easier to do that when the guards are getting downhill, then shoot threes, then slong rebounds and all that.
02:05
Yeah.
02:06
It's got to be a good feeling when you, you know, you out-rebound UCLA, but when you win in fashion like this, it kind of pays off.
02:16
Yeah, for sure. Yeah, it's like a full circle. Like, granted, we didn't play great.
02:20
We still had 12 turnovers, and defense wasn't great, but it still shows that we've got the grid.
02:27
We've got the team to do this, so.
Recommended
28:47
|
Up next
Michigan State Spartans Basketball Coach Tom Izzo 2-10-25
Oregon Ducks On SI
2/11/2025
2:51
Michigan State Spartans Basketball F Coen Carr Post-USC
USC Trojans On SI
2/2/2025
3:09
Michigan State Spartans Basketball Legend Mateen Cleaves 2-8-25
Oregon Ducks On SI
2/9/2025
8:41
Michigan State Spartans Basketball Coach Tom Izzo Post-USC
USC Trojans On SI
2/2/2025
1:49
Michigan State Spartans Basketball G Jeremy Fears Jr. Post-USC
USC Trojans On SI
2/2/2025
10:09
Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast: Recapping Spartans' Win Over Oregon
Oregon Ducks On SI
2/8/2025
23:11
Michigan State Spartans Basketball Coach Tom Izzo Post-Oregon 2-8-25
Oregon Ducks On SI
2/8/2025
6:50
Michigan State Spartans Basketball F Coen Carr 2-10-25
Oregon Ducks On SI
2/11/2025
10:59
Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast: Previewing UCLA
USC Trojans On SI
2/4/2025
11:48
Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast: Reason to Panic Over Spartans' Loss?
USC Trojans On SI
2/3/2025
9:28
Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast: Recapping Spartans' Loss to USC
USC Trojans On SI
2/2/2025
3:09
Why Big 10 Basketball Excels but Lacks Recent Titles
SportsGrid
10/8/2024
2:04
Kansas Edges Past Michigan State with Dickinson's 28 Points
SportsGrid
11/13/2024
2:40
Top 10 Big 10 Basketball Coaches and NCAA Highlights
SportsGrid
2/18/2025
2:07
Ranking Sweet 16 Coaches: Who Truly Tops the List?
SportsGrid
3/25/2025
2:26
Auburn's Bruce Pearl has Admired Michigan State's Tom Izzo for a Long Time
Auburn Tigers On SI
3/29/2025
2:24
NCAA Tournament Betting Insights & Final Four Preview
SportsGrid
3/25/2025
5:29
2024 Maui Invitational: A Triumph in College Hoops
SportsGrid
11/25/2024
5:20
Gonzaga and Michigan Lead Thrilling College Basketball Slate
SportsGrid
1/16/2025
3:02
Bracketology Insights: NCAA Seeding for Big 10 and SEC Teams
SportsGrid
1/3/2025
1:30
Is Michigan State worth a Championship bet?
BetMGM Network
2/11/2025
1:18:13
Selection Sunday Recap: Insights on 2025 NCAA Tournament
SportsGrid
3/17/2025
4:19
St. John's Dominates With Top Defense in College Basketball
SportsGrid
3/3/2025
3:27
College Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sports Illustrated
2/2/2021
2:47
Big 10 Basketball Game Highlights & Thursday Previews
SportsGrid
1/9/2025