What the sophomore from Senegal observed from Illinois State's basketball team following Saturday's dreadful performance against Wichita State gave him comfort.
"I liked how I saw the team the last two days in practice. Everybody came in ready and everyone was locked in," he said. "They didn't like that game, but moving forward it gives us more motivation. We have a lot more to give. It's a lesson."
Whether there are any psychological scars from the 86-45 smackdown applied by the Shockers should be answered quickly. ISU faces Drake at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a Missouri Valley Conference game at the Knapp Center, completing a four-game stretch in 10 days.