March Madness is about a lot of things. Unknown players who become heroes has long been a part of it, but so, too is the end of careers, like that of Canisius senior Micayla Drysdale.

The Rutgers women’s team took out its rival, Seton Hall, 71-47. The Manley formula for player efficiency can help us dissect the results a little more closely.

Coaches often speak of the importance of the first four minutes, as they can set a tone for the ballgame. It is no guarantee of the outcome, but it often tells us something, and two games in New Jersey this weekend illustrate that.

On a night that was all about the seniors, the play on the court followed the pregame ceremony for Brown. It was Senior Night, and while it’s easy to look at Brown’s underclassmen and the promise and growth they have shown, the seniors were the focus for more reasons than the obvious in Brown’s 100-76 blowout of Dartmouth.

Put Saturday’s 78-68 loss at Northeastern aside for a minute. UNC Wilmington has to go down as one of the pleasant surprises in the Colonial Athletic Association this season as the conference tournament beckons.

History repeated itself on Friday night, and fortunately for Harvard, it was in a good way. Their 74-68 win at Brown looked a little like what happened less than two weeks earlier.

Miami followed a pretty simple formula for getting a good win, and one on the road, on Wednesday night. They got strong play inside, didn’t let Boston College get very close during a second-half rally, and played a good defensive game, resulting in a 73-64 win over the Eagles.