Pat Kelsey said it in the immediate aftermath of Louisville basketball’s lopsided loss Tuesday at No. 23 Tennessee, then again two days later – on an episode of his radio show: The bigs have got to get going.
“There’s a lot of different ways to do it,” the coach said.
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All it took Saturday was facing a Montana roster that, per KenPom.com, ranks 241st out of 365 Division I programs in average height.
The result? A 94-54 victory for the No. 11 Cardinals (10-2) in the final game before ACC play begins in earnest.
Coming off a season-low four points on 2-for-3 shooting in 28 minutes against the Volunteers, Sananda Fru led all scorers with a season-high 18 on a 9-for-11 clip. He also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in 23 minutes.
Kelsey was without two guards, freshman Mikel Brown Jr. and redshirt senior Kobe Rodgers. The former is dealing with a lower back injury that sidelined him from the loss in Knoxville, while the latter is in concussion protocol.
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UofL doesn’t play again until Dec. 30, when it kicks off conference play at 9 p.m. at California’s Haas Pavilion.
This story will be updated.
Reach Louisville men’s basketball reporter Brooks Holton at bholton@gannett.com and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville basketball’s Sananda Fru comes up big vs Montana
