No. 2 UConn falls again in Maui, losing 73-72 to Colorado on Jakimovski's off-balance layup
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Andrej Jakimovski converted an off-balance layup with 8 seconds left, and Colorado handed No. 2 UConn its second loss in two days at the Maui Invitational, beating the two-time defending national champion 73-72 on Tuesday.
A day after a 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis that left Huskies coach Dan Hurley livid about the officiating, UConn (4-2) couldn't shake the unranked Buffaloes (5-1), who shot 62.5% in the second half.
With Colorado trailing 72-71 in the closing seconds, Jakimovski drove to his right and absorbed contact from UConn’s Liam McNeeley. He tossed the ball toward the glass and the shot was good as he fell to the floor. Hassan Diarra missed a 3-pointer just ahead of the buzzer for UConn.
Elijah Malone and Julian Hammond III scored 16 points each for Colorado, and Jakimovski had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Huskies led 40-32 at halftime and by nine points early in the second half, but Colorado quickly closed that gap. McNeeley led UConn with 20 points.
UConn: Hurley's squad is facing its first adversity in quite a while. The Huskies arrived on Maui with a 17-game winning streak that dated to February.
Colorado: The Buffaloes were held to season lows in points (56) and field goal percentage (37%) in a 16-point loss to Michigan State on Monday but shot 51.1% overall and 56.3% (9 of 16) from 3-point range against the Huskies.
Hurley called timeout to set up the Huskies' final possession, but the Buffs forced them to take a contested 3.
Colorado had a 28-26 rebounding advantage after being out-rebounded 42-29 by Michigan State.
Colorado plays No. 5 Iowa State in the fifth-place game Wednesday. UConn will play Dayton in the seventh-place game.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Samson Johnson vs. Elijah Malone (Alex Karaban gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | +2 | Samson Johnson makes two point dunk (Hassan Diarra assists) | 2-0 | |
19:18 | Â | Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
18:58 | +3 | Liam McNeeley makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists) | 5-0 | |
18:28 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Javon Ruffin offensive rebound | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Alex Karaban blocks Assane Diop's two point layup | Â | |
18:19 | Â | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:11 | Â | Javon Ruffin defensive rebound | Â | |
18:03 | +2 | Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot | 5-2 | |
17:33 | Â | Solo Ball misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Hassan Diarra personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | Â | |
17:19 | +3 | Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists) | 5-5 | |
17:01 | +3 | Hassan Diarra makes three point jump shot (Samson Johnson assists) | 8-5 | |
16:35 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup | 8-7 | |
16:24 | +3 | Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Liam McNeeley assists) | 11-7 | |
16:08 | Â | Hassan Diarra personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul) | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Alex Karaban shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul) | Â | |
15:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:54 | +1 | Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-8 | |
15:54 | +1 | Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-9 | |
15:35 | Â | Bangot Dak shooting foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul) | Â | |
15:35 | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 | |
15:35 | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-9 | |
15:23 | Â | Trevor Baskin misses two point layup | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Solo Ball defensive rebound | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Solo Ball misses two point layup | Â | |
15:03 | Â | RJ Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
14:59 | +3 | Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists) | 13-12 | |
14:23 | Â | Aidan Mahaney turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Felix Kossaras offensive foul (Aidan Mahaney draws the foul) | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Felix Kossaras turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Jayden Ross turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Trevor Baskin offensive foul (Liam McNeeley draws the foul) | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Trevor Baskin turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
12:53 | +2 | Liam McNeeley makes two point jump shot | 15-12 | |
12:40 | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Felix Kossaras's two point layup | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | Â | |
12:26 | Â | Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:24 | Â | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
11:52 | +3 | Liam McNeeley makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists) | 18-12 | |
11:40 | Â | Alex Karaban personal foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul) | Â | |
11:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Liam McNeeley turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:39 | Â | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | Â | |
10:34 | Â | Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Jayden Ross personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul) | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. offensive foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul) | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Elijah Malone misses two point hook shot | Â | |
9:43 | Â | Harrison Carrington offensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | Â | Samson Johnson shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul) | Â | |
9:34 | +1 | Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-13 | |
9:34 | +1 | Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-14 | |
9:06 | +2 | Samson Johnson makes two point layup (Jaylin Stewart assists) | 20-14 | |
8:43 | Â | Samson Johnson blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Liam McNeeley shooting foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul) | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Harrison Carrington misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Harrison Carrington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Solo Ball defensive rebound | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Javon Ruffin personal foul (Solo Ball draws the foul) | Â | |
8:20 | +3 | Liam McNeeley makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Nowell assists) | 23-14 | |
8:00 | Â | Elijah Malone misses two point hook shot | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Samson Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
7:52 | +2 | Jaylin Stewart makes two point jump shot (Ahmad Nowell assists) | 25-14 | |
7:50 | Â | Buffaloes 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:36 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists) | 25-17 | |
7:06 | Â | Jaylin Stewart misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:04 | Â | Bangot Dak defensive rebound | Â | |
6:54 | Â | Julian Hammond III turnover (traveling) | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Liam McNeeley draws the foul) | Â | |
6:36 | +1 | Liam McNeeley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-17 | |
6:36 | +1 | Liam McNeeley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-17 | |
6:17 | +2 | Bangot Dak makes two point hook shot | 27-19 | |
5:56 | +3 | Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ross assists) | 30-19 | |
5:22 | +3 | RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists) | 30-22 | |
5:02 | Â | Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Samson Johnson personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul) | Â | |
5:00 | +1 | Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-23 | |
5:00 | +1 | Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-24 | |
4:46 | Â | RJ Smith personal foul (Solo Ball draws the foul) | Â | |
4:29 | +2 | Ahmad Nowell makes two point layup | 32-24 | |
4:24 | Â | Jayden Ross personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul) | Â | |
4:24 | +1 | Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-25 | |
4:24 | Â | Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Ahmad Nowell defensive rebound | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Liam McNeeley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:00 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Elijah Malone turnover (lost ball) (Ahmad Nowell steals) | Â | |
3:42 | +3 | Liam McNeeley makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Nowell assists) | 35-25 | |
3:24 | Â | Elijah Malone offensive foul (Ahmad Nowell draws the foul) | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:24 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Jaylin Stewart misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Ahmad Nowell offensive rebound | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Liam McNeeley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:39 | Â | Assane Diop defensive rebound | Â | |
2:39 | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul (Assane Diop draws the foul) | Â | |
2:39 | +1 | Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-26 | |
2:39 | +1 | Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-27 | |
2:20 | +2 | Jaylin Stewart makes two point jump shot | 37-27 | |
1:56 | +2 | Elijah Malone makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists) | 37-29 | |
1:33 | +3 | Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Nowell assists) | 40-29 | |
1:07 | Â | Youssouf Singare personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul) | Â | |
1:07 | +1 | Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-30 | |
1:07 | +1 | Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-31 | |
0:54 | Â | Solo Ball misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:43 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Jaylin Stewart shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul) | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Huskies 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
0:37 | +1 | Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 40-32 | |
0:37 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â | |
0:17 | Â | RJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Liam McNeeley steals) | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Solo Ball turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |