NORMAL — Dedric Boyd said he saw it during Illinois State's shootaround on Tuesday morning.
The Redbirds weren't exactly pumped up to play in a couple hours despite wanting to have a sense of urgency from the opening tip that was missing the last two games.
And with no fans allowed at Redbird Arena because of COVID-19 restrictions, the guys on the ISU bench didn't exactly fire up their teammates on the court later, either.
"We have to create our own energy. Today probably was not the best energy off the bench," said Boyd.