Andrej Jakimovski transformed an off-balance layup with 8 seconds left, and Colorado handed No. 2 UConn its second loss in two days on the Maui Invitational, beating the two-time defending nationwide champion 73-72 on Tuesday.
A day after a 99-97 additional time loss to Memphis that left Huskies coach Dan Hurley livid in regards to the officiating, UConn (4-2) did not shake the unranked Buffaloes (5-1 ), who shot 62.5% within the second half.
With Colorado trailing 72-71 within the closing seconds, Jakimovski drove to his proper and absorbed contact from UConn’s Liam McNeeley. He threw the ball in direction of the glass and the shot was good because it fell to the bottom. Hassan Diarra missed a 3-pointer simply earlier than the buzzer for UConn.
Elijah Malone and Julian Hammond III every scored 16 factors for Colorado, and Jakimovski had 12 factors and 10 rebounds.
The Huskies led 40-32 at halftime and by 9 factors getting into the second half, however Colorado shortly closed that hole. McNeeley led UConn with 20 factors.
Takeaway
UConn: Hurley’s group is dealing with its first adversity in a very long time. The Huskies got here to Maui on a 17-game profitable streak courting again to February.
Colorado: The Buffaloes had been held to season lows in factors (56) and subject objective share (37 %) in a 16-point loss to Michigan State on Monday, however shot 51.1 % total and the 56.3% (9 of 16) from 3-point vary in opposition to the Huskies.
Key second
Hurley known as timeout to arrange the Huskies’ closing possession, however the Buffs pressured them to take a contested 3.
Key statistic
Colorado had a 28-26 rebounding benefit after being outshot 42-29 by Michigan State.
Next
Colorado will face the winner of Iowa-Dayton within the fifth-place sport on Wednesday. UConn will play the loser of that matchup within the seventh-place sport.
Associated Press reporting.
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