MAUI, Hawaii — Memphis basketball upset No. 2 UConn, the two-time defending national champion, 99-97 in overtime Monday at the Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center.

The UConn men’s basketball team came up short in overtime to drop its opening game of the Maui Invitational, 99-97, against Memphis on Monday.

If their Maui Invitational overtime loss to Memphis is any indication, UConn's quest for a three-peat won't be easy. The two-time defending national champion and No. 2-ranked Huskies suffered a shocking early-season defeat in the annual in-season tournament at the hands of the Tigers.

The UConn basketball program suffered a 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis in the opening game of the Maui Invitational, and although the loss was surprising to many, head coach Dan Hurley admitted that he knew this season would be different from last, when the Huskies lost just three games and won a second consecutive national championship.

The UConn Huskies were outplayed during large segments of Monday’s loss to the Memphis Tigers, but they certainly weren’t helped by the referees on duty. UConn