LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — 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 champions 73-72 on Tuesday.

A day after a 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis that left Huskies coach Dan Hurley infuriated with officiating, UConn (4-2) couldn’t beat the unranked Buffaloes (5-1), the 62.5% shooting in the second half.

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

With Colorado trailing 72-71 in the final seconds, Jakimovski drove to his right and absorbed 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 3-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 nine points early in the second half, but Colorado quickly closed that gap. McNeeley led UConn with 20 points.

Takeaways

UConn: Hurley’s squad faces its first difficult situation in a long time. The Huskies arrived in Maui on a 17-game winning streak that stretched into February.

Colorado: The Buffaloes set 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 into a contested three-pointer.

Key statistics

Colorado had a 28-26 rebounding advantage after Michigan State outscored them 42-29.

Next

Colorado will face the Iowa-Dayton winner in the fifth-place game on Wednesday. UConn will play the loser of that matchup in the seventh-place game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.