It was just a year ago to the day when Loyola came to Springfield and the Bears gave the Ramblers a 70-35 beatdown on the CBS Sports Network.
It was also a year ago when then-senior point guard Josh Webster walked into his press conference with a sign that read "Defend No Matter What."
"We just want it more," Webster said. "All of us realized how much we wanted it. We have to dig deep if we want to win the MVC. We have to dig deep inside and stay mentally locked in.
"Defend no matter what.