Mount St. Mary’s finished a long road swing with six straight losses. Although they’ve done plenty of winning the past two years, they were at a similar stage last year but will need to improve in a couple of areas if they want the same result.

Yale has started a five-game road stretch with some positive signs despite losing at Providence. If they can come out of this stretch playing better basketball, they could enter and start Ivy League play in good shape.

Ready or not, Big East play beckons for the young Providence Friars. If what they showed in the last non-conference game is any indication, not much has changed from the beginning of the season in terms of what can be expected from this team.

During the break for final exams, Al Skinner went back to the drawing board after Boston College lost their last two before the break. The result is a change that might stay in place for longer than just Sunday’s game.

Saturday’s win for UMass is a big one for the team and the program for several reasons, and not all are obvious ones.

Butler knocked off Xavier on Saturday in a game whose ending had plenty of drama. The matchup featured two schools that might seem unlikely to be the powerhouses they have become.