Five Thoughts: Tennessee 73, Texas A&M 63

A loss on your home court to start conference play isn't exactly the way you want to start SEC competition. But it's not how you start (well, unless you dig yourself too big of a hole to climb out of at the end), it's how you finish.

1. Game plan and preparation: The offensive game plan heading into the Tennessee game should have been the same as every other game this season, which is to establish the post and play an inside/out style of basketball. The game plan was in place.