UConn lost its opening round game at the 2024 Maui Invitational 99–97 in an overtime heartbreaker against Memphis. During the contest, Hurley's sideline antics drew criticism from the college basketball world. His frequent berating of the game's officials was the focus of much of the condemnation.

The back-to-back defending champs have their first loss of the year just five games into the season. Penny Hardaway and unranked Memphis knocked off No.

Monday saw one of the best Maui Invitational games in the 40-plus-year history of the event. Unranked Memphis beat No. 2 UConn 99-97 in overtime after an absur

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 17 of his 26 points after halftime to lead Memphis to a 99-97 overtime win against two-time defending national champion and second-ranked UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational.

Before facing its toughest tests to this point in the season at the Maui Invitational, the UConn men’s basketball team held at No. 2 in the Week 4 AP poll.

Staring down the two-time defending national champion UConn Huskies, the Memphis basketball team held their collective gaze.

The Tigers were 12 of 22 from beyond at the arc, but still needed overtime to beat the two-time defending champs after UConn erased a late 13-point deficit.

Tyrese Hunter scored 17 of his 26 points after halftime to lead Memphis to a 99-97 overtime win against two-time defending national champion and second-ranked UConn in the first round of the Maui Invi

Tyrese Hunter tossed in a game-high 26 points to lead Memphis to a 99-97 upset victory over No. 2 UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.

It was Maui magic. An instant classic. But at the end of 45 back-and-forth minutes — which featured an 18-5 UConn run to end regulation; a buzzer-beating 3 by Solo Ball to force overtime; offsetting technical fouls due to a shoving match in overtime;