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Can the UConn Huskies three-peat in a stacked men's college basketball field?

Dan Hurley turned down NBA coaching offers to lead the UConn Huskies on a journey for three straight titles, but a stacked field of teams stand in their way.

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Two-time defending NCAA champion UConn basketball suffered its first season loss on Monday.

Penny Hardaway and Memphis knocked off the No. 2 Huskies with a 99-97 overtime victory in the quarterfinal of The Maui Invitational at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii. The Tigers led by as many as 13 at 87-74 with four minutes remaining but allowed a 20-7 run to send it to overtime.

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Solo Ball hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 1.2 seconds left to send it to an extra period.

However, Hassan Diarra missed a game-winning 3-pointer to give the Tigers the overtime to win. Memphis took the lead on four straight free throws by PJ Carter following a technical foul on UConn coach Dan Hurley and an over-the-back foul on Liam Neeley with 40 seconds remaining, which Hurley protested to pick up the technical.

Here's how social media reacted to UConn basketball losing to Memphis in The Maui Invitational on Monday:

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