Trailing 40-32 at halftime, the Buffaloes regrouped and surged back in the second half with resilience and determination. Hammond and Malone led Colorado’s scoring with 16 points each, while Jakimovski added 12 points to round out the team’s double-digit scorers.

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. Unranked Colorado rallied for a 73-72 win over UConn on Tuesday.

UConn men's basketball will try to bounce back from first-round, overtime loss in a loser's bracket bout vs. Colorado: 'Who's going to be angrier?'