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Watch now: Kendall Lewis, ISU trying to get off to better start against Bucknell

NORMAL — Kendall Lewis isn't ready to hit any panic button yet. That would be rather silly with Illinois State's basketball season just three games old.

While slow starts have plagued the Redbirds, who are off to a 1-2 start, Lewis has faith things will turn around. That could happen as soon as 6 p.m. Saturday when ISU entertains Bucknell as part of the Cancun Challenge at Redbird Arena.

"It's really an energy thing coming out of warmups. Sometimes we're too focused and hyped and we get out of our principles," said the 6-foot-8 junior forward, a transfer from Appalachian State.