Western Kentucky men's basketball coach Ray Harper would love for his team to be rolling at this point.
But that's not the case yet, and Harper is preaching diligence to his Hilltoppers as they prepare for a four-game conference road swing.
"It's about staying together and guys understanding it's a marathon, not a sprint," Harper said Saturday in his postgame radio interview. "We're underachieving right now, I think. I think in our three games, we've not played to our potential, but there's a lot of time for us to continue to improve and play to what I think is our potential.