Yes, the Lobos won their season opener on Monday night in the Pit.
Still, the hope heading into Friday night’s game against visiting South Alabama is that they have to find a way to rebound.
After an offseason that included adding two bulky transfer forwards — 6-foot-8 Morris Udeze and 6-8 Josiah Allick — to a front court with two rising sophomores presumably expanding their games — 7-footer Sebastian Forsling and 6-11 Birima Seck — the hope was there wouldn’t be too many times the team would lose the battle of the boards as it did Monday against Southern Utah, 40-38.