Sports Tyrese Hunter scored 17 of his 26 aspects after halftime to lead Memphis to a 99-97 overtime rating against two-time defending national champion and 2d-ranked UConn on Monday in the first spherical of the Maui Invitational.
Hunter shot 7-of-10 from 3-point differ for the Tigers (5-0), who had been 12-of-22 from beyond the arc as a team. PJ Haggerty had 22 aspects and five assists, Colby Rogers had 19 aspects and Dain Dainja scored 14.
Tarris Reed Jr. had 22 aspects and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Huskies (4-1). Alex Karaban had 19 aspects and 6 assists, and Jaylin Stewart scored 16.
Memphis led by as many as 13 with about four minutes left in legislation, but UConn chipped away and at last tied it on Solo Ball’s 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds final.
Takeaways Memphis: The Tigers ranked 2d nationally in subject blueprint percentage going into the game and shot it at a 54.7% clip.
UConn: The Huskies observed their string of 17 consecutive wins relationship aid to February reach to an discontinue.
Key 2d The groups had been tied at 92 with now not as much as a minute final in overtime when UConn coach Dan Hurley became once assessed a technical injurious for his displeasure with an over-the-aid name against Liam McNeeley. PJ Carter hit four straight free throws — two for the tech and the opposite pair for the non-public injurious — to present Memphis a 96-92 lead with 40.3 seconds to play.
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Key stat UConn had three avid gamers injurious out. Memphis tried 40 free throws and made 29 of them.
Up next Memphis will play the winner of Colorado-Michigan Train on Tuesday in the 2d spherical of the invitational. UConn will play the loser of that game in the consolation bracket.
Reporting by The Connected Press.
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