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Perfection really is the enemy of the good.

That may be the way to rationalize what a lot of Lobo men’s basketball fans are feeling now.

The Lobos got to 21-9 Tuesday by defeating Fresno State 94-80 on Senior Night. It was an impressive and emotional bounce-back both for the team and fans – an energetic 12,520 on Tuesday. The have shown up and shown off even for the way too many sleepy-time tipoffs, But, hey, good for TV and its gazillion potential viewers on the West Coast, where 7:30 PT is a prime-time start.

Fans left the Pit happily this time, but they’ve been put through the ringer, and many wonder what might have been.