Christmas came early for Richard Pitino on Tuesday night in the Pit.
And while the gift may not have looked beautiful to all — the night started with news of the team’s starting center being dismissed from the program and then the Lobo offense shot just 34.8% from the field — a 68-54 win over visiting Norfolk State was a sight to behold for the Lobos first-year head coach.
“That was the win that we’ve been looking for — the win where the offense isn’t clicking, so to speak,” Pitino said. “There’s going to be games that look like that, and we have not had that in the 13 games that we’ve played (until Tuesday).