It wasn’t a pretty scene last weekend. For the first time since 1968, Penn got swept at home in an Ivy League weekend. While the Quakers have, along with Princeton, dominated the Ivy League for a long time, one thing they didn’t do was drop both games at home in an Ivy League weekend. But after Columbia and Cornell came to the Palestra and knocked off the Quakers on consecutive nights, it happened. The aftermath wasn’t pretty.

Bruiser Flint’s teams at Drexel will guard you. That much is a given, and always will be as long as he’s there. What isn’t a given is the offense, but when it is there, the Dragons can be very good and win games. Thus far, it’s been good enough, as the Dragons stand 9-5 in CAA play and are certainly one of the pleasant surprises of the conference this season.

In a world where instant gratification rules, especially in sports, the Clemson basketball program serves as a fine example of why patience is a virtue. Instant results on the bottom line are demanded at every level of sports nowadays, but the reality is that they aren’t always possible unless one wants to do quick fixes that oftentimes hurt in the long run.

The most elusive thing for Albany has been a consistent sense of urgency, according to head coach Will Brown. The Great Danes have shown it at times, and when they have, they have been good. But Thursday night’s 77-67 loss at Boston University was a microcosm of the season, as the Great Danes played poorly in the first half and didn’t play intelligent basketball, but rallied to get within three at one point in the second half.

Two full weekends are in the books, and the Ivy League has a little different look than projected. In this league, a slow start can hurt teams, but this year could be different and this past weekend showed exactly why.

Saint Joseph’s hasn’t exactly been a second-half team this season, especially in Atlantic 10 play. They entered Sunday’s game at UMass with a 1-5 mark when trailing at the half and having lost all five times when they trailed with 10 minutes left in the game. Although they have outscored opponents in the second half on the season, the difference is only +9, compared to their +59 margin in the first half, and in Atlantic 10 games, they entered Sunday having been outscored in the second half.

Duke escapes in overtime, Texas is sliding quickly, Oregon has fallen and can’t get up, while Siena and Xavier stumble for the first time in-conference, and Davidson’s 43-game conference winning streak ends as Stephen Curry’s last-second shot was blocked.