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Emptying the Notebook: The Pit was rocking, son beats dad, and Lobos are 11-0

Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats and analysis after Sunday’s 82-74 Lobos win over the Iona Gaels:

Pitino couldn’t fool Pitino…

We all wondered what it would be like Sunday watching a father coach against his son. Who would know the other better? Who would get into the other’s head first?

Well, the gamesmanship was being put into place long before the game started on Sunday by the Hall of Famer, Rick Pitino, sending out a few misdirection plays to see if his son, Richard Pitino, would take the bait.

Maybe fans believed him.