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Who are these guys? Pitino hopes for an answer

Richard Pitino will get his first glimpse of his Lobos playing the Utah State Aggies on Tuesday night in Logan, Utah.

He hopes it’s better than what he saw Sunday from his team in San Jose, California, in an embarrassing 71-55 loss to the San Jose State Spartans – that team’s first Mountain West win of the season after starting 0-14.

“We just have to have a maturity to us to where we can fight through and win games in a variety of ways,” Pitino told the Journal after Sunday’s loss, which featured a horrific shooting performance in the first half and an even worse defensive effort in the second half.