The defending national champion saw its 11 game winning streak snapped the last time out — a one point loss at Marquette on Saturday. Jay Wright’s group battled back from 15 points down in the second half to slice the lead to one, but they could not convert on the game’s final possession.
The Wildcats welcome PC on Wednesday night before playing their next three games on the road, so there should be a level of sense of urgency from Nova.
For the first month of the season it appeared as though losing four players to the NBA from last season’s team would be too much to overcome.