They may have failed. This game doesn’t give tons of hope for the rest of the season. But they’ve got a better record than many thought they would have and there are still games to play.
This may be the point in the season that led to it being defined as a fail. But that would be like saying Stanford lost last night due to their 1st half play. Gotta let the rest of the season play out before labeling it a success or a failure.