INDIANA UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL MEDIA CONFERENCE

March 8, 2025

Trey Galloway

Anthony Leal

Luke Goode

Postgame Media Conference

Indiana 66, Ohio State 60

Q. Trey, can you walk us through that possession specifically, the three, how it unfolds, Coach Woodson said the bench was trying to get everybody's attention the shot clock was a little bit shorter than normal. What do you see when you put it up?

TREY GALLOWAY: Yeah, we didn't know the rule. I don't think anybody around the court really knew the rule that it resets to 20. So I thought it might have been a clock malfunction or something. That's why I was trying to get the ref's attention.

So we knew we had to go and then we just kind of called for a high ball screen. And then the play design kind of broke down and trusted my shot and it went in, so it was good.

Q. You guys have had to fight all year. How much does this day, this game, encapsulate the fight you guys have been to get into the NCAA picture?

TREY GALLOWAY: I mean, yeah, just the seasons, they are always so long, and like things -- there's times where things look worse and looked like everything is just not going your way, and there's times where you feel like you're on top of the world.

And so the good teams are able to balance that and able to stay even keel. We've done a great job of that recently to be able to bounce back from big wins or bounce back from big losses. And so we weren't doing that early on in the season, and now we're starting to figure that out. And it's helping us and we're winning games.

So we've just got to stick to that, and be ready to go because we're not done yet. That's a big win but we are going to the Big Ten Tournament, so we've got to focus on that?

ANTHONY LEAL: I'll just add, all three of us take a lot of pride in wearing this jersey and representing it the right way, and we know what it means growing up as kids here. We love that challenge and knowing that with us as leaders and us as a foundation, like we are going to be willing to overcome a lot of things if we just keep chipping away.

For us, it's almost like a dream come true, being senior guards coming down the end of the year going into March. It's the opportunity to make those sort of plays and trust in each other and all the work we've put in and give it our best.

Q. Anthony, before the flagrant foul, did you feel you guys needed something like a spark? And that play, is it a culmination of your effort on the defensive side throughout the game that leads to that moment that he gets frustrated and throws the elbow?

ANTHONY LEAL: Yeah, obviously we were dealing with them going on a run at the time, and we needed something to get things going the right way.

You know, for me, it's just trying to play as hard as I can and trusting that good things will happen in that moment, just causing a little bit of frustration throughout the game and eventually it leads to something good for us.

So that was able to turn the tides and get us momentum. And then Trey hits a huge shot down the stretch where we get some stops. It's a great way to go out.

Q. I want to say that Coach Woodson mentioned he felt it wasn't right how you were treated throughout the year and had kind of the crowd, the way the crowd handled you. Curious how you handled that and the way that it all turned on you at times throughout the year.

TREY GALLOWAY: I mean, I think just the biggest thing, like my dad's always telling me, if you listen to the crowd, you're going to be sitting with them.

ANTHONY LEAL: Oohh, that's good.

TREY GALLOWAY: That really hit home. I was like, you can't really worry about what's going on on the outside.

All I care about is what's in the locker room with me, and really just trusting that my teammates trust me to make plays and no matter what was said, or what was going on, it doesn't really matter.

Because all that matters is, like I said, my teammates and trying to help them be better and help myself get better.

Q. I'd like to get your perspective on this. Tonight Trey scores a thousand points for his career, and he's on a list now of 56 people who have done it at this school. You've been around him since you guys were kids, and you've seen his journey for five years. For him to accomplish that today and have his name on a list that will never go away or never get erased, what does that mean to you to see your friend do that?

ANTHONY LEAL: It's awesome. He knows I'm here supporting him through the highs and the lows, and we've had a lot of highs and a lot of lows through our career.

For him to continue working and doing what he does well and just being super reliable for our team has been really big, not just this year, but in previous years.

So I mean, I'm always supporting him trying to find ways to get him going, to make the game easier for him; and I know when he does what he does well, our team plays a lot better.

It's just a culmination of all the work he's putting in, and I'm really proud of him and I know he's going to do really good things coming down the stretch.

Q. 35 percent from the field, 25 percent from three-point range as a team. What does it say about you guys moving forward in postseason play if you guys can win ugly?

LUKE GOODE: Something that I tried to emphasize to the team early in the season when we were going through our scoring ruts was it doesn't matter how much we score, how well we shoot. We should still be able to win games when it's ugly.

For us to be in a must-win game for our postseason hopes, first, Senior Night at home, too, and to come out and play the defense we did. It's a testament to how much we've grown as a team together.

Q. You guys have been through a lot of adversity this year but on the court. Your last eight home games, you did not hold a lead at the half in any of those, yet you won half of those in the half that you didn't; they were games that you almost won. Is that going to help you guys as you go forward, having the toughness of being in those close games like that?

ANTHONY LEAL: Yeah, definitely. Obviously we wanted to win all those games. We put ourselves in positions to be in the game going down the stretch there.

But yeah, I mean, we hope to start playing our best basketball right now because this is when it really counts going into the Big Ten Tournament and March Madness. For us, it's learning from those little things and knowing our goals are all still right front of us.

Q. Obviously the win wasn't cemented yet but looking back now, do you think seeing that 30-footer just go through the net is a pretty fulfilling moment like on your career on Senior Night and to be able to have that moment?

TREY GALLOWAY: Yeah, it was great. I mean, happy that we got the win on senior day. That's what I'll remember the most is winning and going out as a winner at Assembly Hall. That's what I'll remember.

Q. When Trey hit that big shot at the end, what goes through your mind, and how cool is it for you to see him have a moment like that on Senior Night?

LUKE GOODE: Yeah, well, I didn't believe that. I said to myself out loud, I said, "Oh," and then "s-h-i-t," and I was pretty, you know, happy, because it was a big shot. I feel like some of the games we've lost earlier, other teams have hit big shots against us. You think Maryland. You know, you think Purdue with Trey Kaufman jumping up from the free throw line. It was good to see one of them go down for us.

And for Trey that's been here for five years, you know, through ups and downs, both these guys, I've only been here for a year. So I'm getting the back end of their careers at this university.

So I couldn't be more happy, more proud for these two guys, especially Trey, hitting that shot.

Q. The last time you were up here on this podium, it was after the Illinois game, and you were certain you guys were going to turn things around when it looked pretty bleak at that point. And now you've won four of five, up here after a win and closing in on an NCAA Tournament berth. What does it mean that you've been able to back up what you said that night?

LUKE GOODE: We've always known we have what it takes in the locker room. We have the guys with the right mentality, and coaches have really put a lot of trust in us; a lot of times in the huddles we're calling the plays, helping Coach out and telling him what we see.

When we have a collective effort from everybody involved, coaches, guys that are in the rotation, out of the rotation, walk-ons, it all comes together to be something good. Since that moment, we have all come together really well.

We all have a common goal now. I think everybody is all bought into what we want to do, and you know, we're reaping the benefits now.

ANTHONY LEAL: Quick shoutout to Coach. It was his last game here, too, before he steps down. We're just really happy for him to be able to send him out on a win. He means the world to us. Shoutout, Coach Woodson.