This was pretty much exactly what you wanted to see in a season-opening game against a mid-major team.
Perhaps, though, it strikes a tick above impressive and comes along quicker than imagined, given how many new pieces Jeff Capel has added to his roster, and considering those which he is playing without.
Dating to the start of the exhibition schedule, the offense has been all about one of those new pieces in Blake Hinson, as the transfer from Iowa State continued his tear in the official start to the year by bucketing 27 points on 9 of 18 shooting, while finishing off the double-double effort with 13 rebounds, as the Panthers knocked off Tennessee-Martin 80-58 inside the Petersen Events Center.