The UConn Huskies men's basketball team has won two national championships in a row.

And the UConn Huskies men's basketball team has lost two games in a row.

Colorado stunned Dan Hurley's squad 73-72 in Tuesday's Maui Invitational matchup. It was a game in the loser's bracket, as the Buffaloes dropped a contest against Michigan State on Monday while the Huskies lost in overtime to Memphis.

It seemed like UConn was going to bounce back with relative ease when it jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half, but Colorado trimmed the deficit to eight by intermission and then battled back in the second half.

Andrej Jakimovski drove to the lane and hit a difficult shot as he was falling to the ground with eight seconds remaining to give the Buffaloes the lead, and Hassan Diarra's potential game-winning three-pointer on the other end didn't fall for the Huskies.

That crunch-time sequence also came after assistant coaches had to hold Hurley back when the officials didn't call a potential over-the-back foul on a key offensive rebound for Colorado. It was a particularly notable no-call since Hurley was issued a critical technical foul in Monday's loss when UConn was whistled for an over-the-back call in overtime.

A second straight loss for the reigning champions led to plenty of reaction on social media:

The end result is UConn will now play in the seventh-place game in the Maui Invitational, which is surely not what it expected heading into the tournament. Even though it is a strong field with teams such as Auburn, Iowa State, North Carolina and Michigan State, the Huskies were the headliners.

And now they aren't.

Foul trouble was an issue for Hurley's team Tuesday, as Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr. each fouled out down the stretch. Liam McNeeley (20 points) and Solo Ball (16 points) did what they could, but it wasn't enough in the winning moments.

Julian Hammond III and Elijah Malone each scored 16 points for Colorado, which improved to 5-1 on the season with a win that will resonate all the way to Selection Sunday.