The University of Maine at Presque Isle men’s basketball team was 4-11 overall and 0-7 in North Atlantic Conference play after a 70-64 homecourt loss to Thomas College of Waterville on Jan. 22. It marked the Owls’ seventh consecutive defeat. Postseason play wasn’t among the team’s immediate considerations at the time, but the last month has changed all that. Coach Danny Kane’s club has won nine of its last 11 games since then and gone 6-1 in conference play.