UConn's Dan Hurley tears into officials after costly technical foul, loss to Memphis

The two-time defending nationalist champion UConn Huskies were dealt with their archetypal nonaccomplishment of the 2024-25 play connected Monday astatine the hands of the Memphis Tigers.

The Penny Hardaway-led squad eked retired a triumph successful overtime successful the Maui Invitational quarterfinals, 99-97. UConn caput manager Dan Hurley whitethorn person been the catalyst for the loss.

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Connecticut Huskies caput manager Dan Hurley reacts to a play arsenic his squad takes connected the Memphis Tigers during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled astatine Lahaina Civic Center successful Lahaina, Hawaii, connected Nov. 25, 2024. (Marco Garcia-Imagn Images)

Huskies guardant Liam McNeely was called for an violative foul with 40.3 seconds remaining successful overtime. Hurley cursed retired 1 official, calling him a "f---ing joke." He was instantly deed with a method foul. Memphis’ P.J. Carter deed the 2 method escaped throws and past the 2 fixed to him aft McNeely went implicit his back.

UConn’s 17-game winning streak was snapped. Hurley was inactive blistery aft the game.

"I had a batch of issues with what went connected retired determination successful the game," Hurley said. "That over-the-back telephone astatine that constituent of the game, determination was nary effort to artifact out. There was a subordinate connected Memphis that made a half-assed effort to rebound that hoops and Liam McNeely high-pointed that rebound. For that telephone to beryllium made astatine that constituent of the crippled was a implicit joke."

Hurley dropped to his knees aft the telephone and explained helium whitethorn person mislaid his balance.

UConn caput manager Dan Hurley reacts connected the sideline during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against Memphis astatine the Maui Invitational connected Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 successful Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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"But if I made that telephone astatine that point, I would person ignored the information that I was connected my back," helium added. "If I made that call, I would person ignored that. I would person ignored that. That was a major, obviously, a large ... however you could telephone that portion that crippled was going on, the mode that crippled was going connected is conscionable beyond me."

Two different method fouls were called connected UConn during the game. One was connected a trainer aboriginal successful the matchup, and the different was connected guardant Samson Johnson, who was portion of a double-technical pursuing a skirmish with a Memphis player.

"Samson was getting shoved. His jersey was ripped. He didn’t get a foul called for him the full game," Hurley said. "He ended the crippled with his jersey ripped down the center, but they get him connected each call. He’s frustrated. That was crazy, man. Crazy."

UConn entered the crippled arsenic the No. 4 squad successful the nation.

Connecticut Huskies caput manager Dan Hurley, right, reacts to a play with the referee successful the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against the Memphis Tigers astatine Lahaina Civic Center connected Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 successful Lahaina, Hawaii. (Marco Garcia-Imagn Images)

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The Huskies volition look Colorado connected the losers’ broadside of the bracket.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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