LAHAINA, Hawaii — 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 extra time loss to Memphis that left Huskies coach Dan Hurley furious in regards to the officiating, UConn (4-2) couldn’t shake the unranked Buffaloes (5-1), who shot 62.5 p.c 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 tossed the ball towards the glass and the shot was good as he fell to the ground.
Hassan Diarra missed a 3-pointer simply forward of the buzzer for UConn.
Elijah Malone and Julian Hammond III scored 16 factors every for Colorado, and Jakimovski had 12 factors and 10 rebounds.
The Huskies, who entered the match on a 17-game successful streak, led 40-32 at halftime and by 9 factors early within the second half, however Colorado rapidly closed that hole. McNeeley led UConn with 20 factors.
