Mark Pope's team was "distracted" from the jump. Their body language was "underwater." They were "out of character."
Why?
It's the biggest question looming over the loss, and in his press conference, Mark Pope teased a bizarre, unknown incident that happened before the game that may have contributed to the team's emotional state.
“I actually think we did a... you know I'm not ready to tell the story yet but at some point we'll talk in detail about our pregame experience at Louisville and it was out of character for us,” Pope said.