"I think everyone knows in our program, when we don't play with energy, we're not good at all," he said. "And that's the main focus. That's something we can't be talking about going down the stretch, is our energy and how hard we play."

Indeed, if this game plays to form, it should be an up-and-down affair.

Florida leads the nation in 3-pointers with 9.8 per game and both teams average in the neighborhood of 76 points. Las Vegas set the over-under at 145.5 — 16 points higher than any of the other three regional semifinals set for Thursday.