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No. 8 Nova dealt second straight loss by Furman

Defending national champion Villanova lost its second game in a row on Saturday, the first time the No. 8 Wildcats had dropped back-to-back games since the end of the 2012-13 season.

Three days after being blown out by No. 18 Michigan 73-46 in a rematch of April's national championship game, Villanova (2-2) lost at home to Furman 76-68 in overtime.

Nova had been the only team not to lose back-to-back games since the start of the 2013-14 season.

According to Elias Sports Bureau research, the most recent reigning national champion to start 2-2 or worse through four games the following season was UCLA in 1995-96 (2-2).