LAS VEGAS -- With a matchup against Tennessee looming on Tuesday in the Players Era Festival, Kelvin Sampson said Monday night's close call against Syracuse and the double-digit lead they squandered in the final minutes on Monday wasn't the byproduct of an unfocused team.
"We're not good enough to look ahead," Sampson said after his team's 78-74 overtime win against Syracuse. "You saw the way we played [Monday]. I see it every day. Some days we're better than others. This is not last year's team. I'm not saying they can't be eventually, but they're certainly not now. Look at the mistakes we make.