2 UConn suffered a second defeat against an unranked opponent in as many days at the Maui Invitational as Colorado prevailed 73-72 against the back-to-back NCAA defending champion.
Colorado’s Andrej Jakimovski scored a layup with eight seconds remaining in Tuesday’s game to complete an impressive comeback with the Buffaloes having trailed 40-32 at the half.
It comes after the Huskies, now 4-2 on the season, also suffered a narrow defeat against the Memphis Tigers on Monday, going down 99-97.
Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesJulian Hammond III and Elijah Malone led the way for Colorado with 16 points each, while Jakimovski had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Liam McNeeley scored a game-high 20 points and Solo Ball added 16 points for UConn, which will look to get back on track against Dayton on Wednesday.
Persons:
Colorado’s Andrej Jakimovski, Jakimovski, Hassan Diarra, Mitchell Layton, Julian Hammond III, Elijah Malone, Liam McNeeley, Ball, “, ” Ball, Dan Hurley, we’ve, ” Hurley, We’ve, ”
Organizations:
CNN, UConn, Maui Invitational, Colorado, NCAA, Buffaloes, Huskies, Memphis Tigers, The Buffaloes, Dayton, ”
Locations:
Colorado, Hawaii