No. 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.

No. 2 UConn entered the Maui Invitational as the favorite in a stacked field to win the Feast Week showcase. Instead, it has a date for the seventh-place game.

Andrej Jakimovski converted an off-balance layup with 8 seconds left, and the Buffaloes 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.

For the first time in nearly seven years, the UConn men’s basketball team has lost consecutive non-conference games, dropping Tuesday afternoon’s Maui Invitational matchup against the Colorado Buffaloes,