That’s back-to-back wins against ranked Big East opponents. That just doesn’t sound good for the Big East, having multiple ranked teams, but oh so good for Nova Nation after getting hammered in consecutive games by Baylor and Creighton. The Pirates battled back a few times and took the lead really late, but the ‘Cats wrestled back control and hung on for the 73-67 win.
Live in the paint
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‘The Cats shot a season low in three-point attempts. As discussed before, this isn’t a great jump shooting team — at least in the current slump.