We just came out with a lack of energy. We didn't have that pop that we usually do on the defensive end and on the offensive end. I don't know what to attribute it to. We can't come out flat like that. We have to come out with that fire from the get-go.

It was hard. But we needed that to come together. We were kind of splintered a little bit, and we were going away from the team thing. Guys were going in separate directions. Getting up at 6 a.m., guys could be like, 'Aw, forget this.' But we really came together and helped each other.

Exciting. We've got so much firepower coming back. Adding a couple new guys, especially Drew (Lavender). We can't wait to get him here. It's going to make things a whole lot easier for everybody.

Right now, the way we practice is really showing up on the floor. We're just excited how we're playing. We've just got to continue it.

Oh, man, sometimes it goes like that.

I give all the credit to Saint Louis. They did a great job contesting our shots and being real physical.