UConn vs. Colorado: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Liam McNeeley (Nov. 26)

The Maui Invitational saw another upset as the Colorado Buffaloes had a massive second half to secure a 73-72 upset win over the second-ranked UConn Huskies. The Buffaloes saw Andrej Jakimovski make a driving layup with eight seconds remaining to take the lead. The Huskies called timeout and Hassan Diarra missed a game-winning 3-point shot.

UConn (4-2) are now on a two-game losing streak and will compete for seventh place in the tournament. Forward Liam McNeeley suffered a hip injury in the second half of the game and played through it though. Colorado (5-1) advance to the fifth-place game and are ready to continue their hot start to the season as they have their biggest win of the season thus far.

Let’s take a look at the box scores to discuss how the game ended up going.

UConn vs. Colorado box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
UConn	40	32	72
Colorado	32	41	73

UConn Huskies box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Liam McNeeley	F	6-9	4-6	4-4	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	20
Alex Karaban	F	1-8	1-7	3-4	1	5	0	0	1	0	2	6
Samson Johnson	C	4-5	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	5	8
Solo Ball	G	5-9	4-6	2-3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	16
Hassan Diarra	G	4-7	3-4	0-0	1	2	6	1	1	2	3	11
Jayden Ross	F	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0
Jaylin Stewart	F	3-5	0-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	6
Tarris Reed Jr.	C	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	5	1	0	1	2	5	3
Youssouf Singare	C	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ahmad Nowell	G	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	3	5	1	0	0	0	2
Aidan Mahaney	G	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0

Colorado Buffaloes box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Assane Diop	F	0-1	0-0	5-6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
Andrej Jakimovski	F	4-7	2-4	2-2	3	10	1	1	0	0	2	12
Elijah Malone	C	6-10	0-0	4-6	1	1	2	1	0	3	1	16
Javon Ruffin	G	1-4	1-2	3-5	1	3	2	0	1	1	2	6
Julian Hammond III	G	6-11	4-5	0-0	0	2	3	1	0	4	2	16
Trevor Baskin	F	2-3	0-0	1-3	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	5
Bangot Dak	F	1-4	0-2	3-4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
Sebastian Rancik	F	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Felix Kossaras	G	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Harrison Carrington	G	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
RJ Smith	G	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	2	3	0	0	1	3	8

UConn vs. Colorado Game Summary

The UConn Huskies shot 25 of 52 (48.1%), 12 of 31 (38.7%) from beyond the arc and 10 of 13 (76.9%) from the charity stripe. They lost the rebounding battle with 26 total rebounds and had nine turnovers compared to 26 assists. The offense played a slower-paced game with only five fastbreak points and 22 points in the paint. Defensively, they had three steals and five blocks. They blew an 11-point lead at one point and need to quickly bounce back.

The Colorado Buffaloes shot 23 of 45 (51.1%), 9 of 16 (56.3%) from the 3-point line and 18 of 28 (64.3%) from the free-throw line. The offense was aggressive and drew fouls consistently. The team had 28 rebounds and struggled a bit with 12 assists to 11 turnovers. Colorado played a faster brand of basketball with 12 fastbreak points and attacked the basket with 26 points in the point.

The Buffs drew 22 fouls and only held a two-point lead, but it was enough to leave the court with the win.