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Tamar Bates discusses impressive scoring night off the bench in Indiana’s win over Kennesaw State
By Michael Daly
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Tamar Bates recounted his impressive performance for Indiana in Friday night’s win over Kennesaw State.
Bates came off the bench and produced at a high level to secure a 69-55 win for the Hoosiers. He finished the game with 19 points in 31 minutes. With Trayce Jackson-Davis out for the game, Bates managed to step up and fill in for the scoring.
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After the game, Bates discussed how he has been able to improve in recent weeks.
“It’s just putting the work in. That’s all,” Bates said. “By myself or with the team. And also knowing my teammates and coaches have confidence in me.”
Bates has made the most of his role off the bench and he could see more time as the season moves on. This was Indiana’s final non-conference game and Bates’ performance could have earned him a bigger role in Indiana head coach Mike Woodson’s lineup.
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He also mentioned his mindset for shooting the ball in games.
“Kinda just having that mentality where just to shoot the ball in the game the same way I do when I’m in there working out and it’s empty. So that’s pretty much it. Just calming down and not being so tense, really. And just taking all the pressure off myself,” Bates said.
Indiana hopes to have a similar performance from Bates in the next game at Iowa on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 9 p.m. ET.