LAHAINA, Hawaii – Andrej Jakimovski converted an off-balance layup with eight seconds left, and Colorado handed No. 2 UConn its second loss in two days at the Maui Invitational, beating the two-time defending champion 73-72 on Tuesday.

A day after a 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis that left Huskies coach Dan Hurley livid with the referee, UConn (4-2) was able to beat the unranked Buffaloes (5-1), who scored 62 in the second half. Scored 5%, couldn’t shake it off.

According to ESPN Research, UConn is the fifth-ranked team in AP Poll history to lose by two points or fewer on consecutive days and the first since Michigan dropped games by one point to UTEP and Texas Tech in December 1983.

With Colorado trailing 72-71 in the final seconds, Jakimovski drove to his right and absorbed the contact from UConn’s Liam McNeeley. He threw the ball towards the glass and the shot was good as it fell to the ground. Hassan Diarra missed a three-pointer just before the buzzer for UConn.

Elijah Malone and Julian Hammond III each scored 16 points 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 closed that gap quickly. McNeeley led UConn with 20 points.

Takeaways

UConn: Hurley’s team faces adversity for the first time in a long time. The Huskies arrived on Maui on a 17-game winning streak dating back to February.

Colorado: The Buffaloes remained at 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.

Key moment

Hurley called a timeout to set up the Huskies’ final possession, but the Buffs forced them to take a contested 3.

Key stat

Colorado had a 28-26 rebounding advantage after being defeated 42-29 by Michigan State.

Next

Colorado will play the winner of Iowa-Dayton in Wednesday’s fifth-place game. UConn will play the loser of that game in the seventh-place game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.