AUSTIN -- Vic Schaefer is hoping to see more of the Texas of old in the NCAA Tournament.

The Longhorn head coach said he felt that the team was “locked in” during every practice and shootaround session in the midst of their run to the Big 12 Tournament Championship, in which Texas won nearly every game by double digits. Ever since that point, it's been a different story.

Schaefer says after the team received its No. 1 seeding, Texas hasn’t shown the same level of energy and focus that they did during the previous run-in. Even in the midst of Texas’ 82-42 dismantling of Drexel in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, it took a bit of a kickstart after the first period to get going. Drexel got into quick transition situations and ran constant off-ball screens in the half-court to frustrate the Horns early. Texas held a 19-12 lead after the first quarter but the Dragons shot 46 percent from the floor.

After that opening period, Texas held Drexel to fewer than 35 percent in every proceeding quarter. Shaylee Gonzales led the team with 21 points with star freshman Madison Booker contributing a game-high 14 assists, the most for a Texas freshman in NCAA Tournament history.

“After the Selection Show, we just … I don't know y'all,” Schaefer said. “I've tried to tell them, but we just haven't had that edge. I even told them again today.

“(All year) we've been playing with this edge of trying to prove ourselves and get it done. And it just felt like we've lost that, (I don't know) whether it's … you get the number one seed and now you're feeling your oats."

It’s fair to assume that this window of time may be the first time since Rori Harmon’s injury  in which Texas has been truly seen as a national title contender in the eyes of the rest of the country. 

“I've really had to remind them again that we haven't done anything,” Schaefer said.

Texas will face Alabama on Sunday in the Round of 32 inside the Moody Center.