1. How the Pack looks without a full Zoe Brooks

Brooks left the Kentucky game with a hamstring issue and did not return. Moore said they will do what is best for her and make sure she is healthy for the long haul, so Wednesday is the first real look at how the rotation functions if she is limited or sits. Desiree Wooten played the most minutes of anyone against Kentucky and finished with five assists and three steals without a turnover. How Moore mixes the backcourt and whether Wooten, Lunan, and Samuels can keep the offense organized when Brooks is not on the floor will tell us a lot about the depth the Pack has been building.

2. The three-point shot after a rough night against Kentucky

The Pack went 3-of-11 from deep against the Wildcats. That number will not travel against better teams, and Liberty is a team that can score and make you pay if you leave shooters open. Stout and Nwaobi give them size inside, but the Flames also have perimeter players who can make shots. Whether Brooks, Wooten, Samuels, and Lunan can generate more consistent looks from the arc, or at least make Liberty respect the three so the inside game can breathe, is the biggest offensive question coming out of the Kentucky game.

3. Can the defensive identity hold against a physical mid-major?

The Pack has already shown it can pressure the ball, force turnovers, and get out in transition against lesser opponents. Liberty is 2-0 and has already won on the road. They return players who started a lot of games last season and play with a physical edge. This is the first chance to see whether the swarming, full-court pressure and the quickness on the glass that Moore has been building still shows up when the opponent is better than Wofford and Campbell but not the size and shooting threat Kentucky was. If the Pack can force turnovers and get out before Liberty settles into half-court sets, the identity is real. If Liberty is able to slow it down and make it a half-court game, the Pack will have to find answers it did not need in the first two home games.

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