Head coach Kelvin Sampson has the Cougars 9-0 and off to their best start since 1970.

Tuesday night’s 11-of-22 barrage from 3-point range helped propel Westlake’s win streak over Lake Travis to nine games. This was all without star big and Texas-bound center Will Baker contributing in a major way. Baker was held to just eight points and six boards. The two meet again January 22.

The Hilltoppers re-entered the rankings at No. 24 after winning their only game they played last week.

St. Mary’s earned its way into this week’s WBCA NCAA DII Top 25 Coaches’ Poll after pulling off its second huge upset in the last three weeks.

Part of me wanted to include Texas' recent losses to Radford and VCU after notching a big win over North Carolina in this, but I feel like the Longhorns are the topic of conversation too much and it's best just to let the ebbs and flows go for the next few weeks, or at least until Big XII play starts.

Angelo State entered the WBCA NCAA DII Top 25 Coaches’ Poll this week at No. 21 following an impressive start in Lone Star Conference play last week.