Archie Miller previews Indiana's rivalry showdown with Purdue
Possessing identical 8-5 (3-3 Big Ten) records, the Indiana Hoosiers will welcome the rival Purdue Boilermakers to Assembly Hall on Thursday.
Head coach Archie Miller addressed the media on Wednesday, offering some keys to the game and updates on a couple of his student-athletes.
Archie Miller getting started:
"Biggest thing is trying to get fresh, get ready … playing against a really good Purdue team, that's our focus." #iubb
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) January 13, 2021
Archie Miller on Parker Stewart, said he was going through a quarantine period, getting into daily testing.
"He's not anywhere near joining us for practice or anything like that."
Hoping next week or week after, he can start working on the practice floor. #iubb
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) January 13, 2021
Archie Miller on Purdue:
"I think they are very good offensively, and it starts for them in the post with Trevion and Edey coming into the game … as they shoot, Purdue is a difficult cover." #iubb
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) January 13, 2021
Archie Miller says Armaan Franklin is "not 100 percent, clearly." He says it's a "legitimate sprain," and it will be a game-time decision if he can go vs. Purdue.
"We're trying to focus on getting him back as soon as we can, but he has to be effective." #iubb
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) January 13, 2021
Given Purdue's size and physicality, Archie Miller says it's as tough as it gets scoring on them in the paint.
"Game comes down to making some open shots." #iubb
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) January 13, 2021
Miller, the younger brother of Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller, is in his fourth year at the helm of the Hoosiers. Prior to making the move to Bloomington, he guided the Atlantic 10 Conference’s Dayton Flyers from 2011-17, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament four times, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2013-14.
He is still searching for his first NCAA Tournament appearance with Indiana, although the program likely would have been selected in 2019-20, had the event not been canceled by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is leading the Hoosiers in scoring at 20.1 points-per-game, while junior forward Trevion Williams paces the Boilermakers at 15.
Thursday’s action will tip at 7 p.m. ET on FS1.
