Story bySam FedermanMon, December 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM UTC·7 min readOneI’ve written plenty about how the MAAC was the most competitive league in college basketball last season during conference play in terms of volume of close games. I wrote an entire story on late-game heroics in the conference during my first season on the beat for Mid-Major Madness. But this weekend felt different than what I’m used to from this league. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThrough 13 games of MAAC basketball, we had just one decided by a single possession.