No. 15 Arizona, coming off its first loss of the season, will look to build on a positive defensive performance when it hosts Omaha on Wednesday night in Tucson, Ariz.

The Wildcats (9-1) fell 63-58 at then-No. 18 Baylor on Saturday, when they rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit in their first true road game of the season against their most talented opponent, by far. Arizona coach Sean Miller, who has challenged his team to play better defense, saw the Bears make only 6 of 27 shots after halftime.

"Our defense was as good as it's been," Miller told reporters. "Our defense was certainly good enough, and we also forced 16 turnovers. They are a team that doesn't turn the ball over and I think we made some real strides in that area."