

Louisville’s Terry Rozier takes the ball to the hoop, something the Cardinals did a lot Monday night. (Andy Lyons / Getty Images)

Louisville Coach Rick Pitino was at no loss for words as he sought to explain that he really wasn’t running up the score in a 61-point victory Monday night over Savannah State.

“I tried everything,” Pitino said after the 87-26 win (via Courier-Journal.com). “We played four white guys and an Egyptian.”

He wasn’t kidding, either. His team sprinted to a 29-0 lead (41-7 at halftime) and Pitino chose to go with a lineup of three walk-on players, a 7-foot Norwegian freshman and a 7-foot Egyptian freshman.

Pitino was nothing if not compassionate after the game.”This will be the first time since I’ve been at Louisville that I will not watch the game film,” he said. “You get nothing out of this. You feel bad for the other team.”

Horace Broadnax, the Savannah State coach, wasn’t too bothered by the blowout. “I’ve got a beautiful wife with two kids that I can’t wait to get back to,” he said (via Courier-Journal.com’s Adam Himmelsbach). “I’m gonna take a nice shower, drink me a cold beer, and move on.”