by Australia’s brightest basketball prospects for men, including the younger brother of an NBA star, survived a double-over-time thriller to record their first win 101-96 at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Switzerland.
But the game will be remembered for the unusual help that the late comeback of the Australians triggered.
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The camera Big-Man Amadou Seini, who had 15 points and 24 rebounds in a largely dominant display, received the ball from one teammate from one in the base under his own basket and his team by six points with less than one minute.
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Instead of dribbling or going to the other end of the court, the teenager jumped up and dipped it in his own basket.
The effects were clear. A camera player put his hands upside down. The teammate who came by pointed to the other end. The referees converged to discuss what happened.
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“There are two points for Australia, I have never seen this in hundreds of basketball games that I called,” said the commentator. “Oops.”
The piece immediately followed a break, and it seemed to be designed in such a way that Seini was free, which briefly put a screen before driving towards the basket.
The breathtaking brain snap by his Seini, which has already played for the full National Cameroon team, allowed Australia to again in a competition, which they would finally win in duplicate.
Dash Daniels – younger brother of Atlanta Hawks Guard Dyson – had 22 points for the E2. “We started slowly. It is an appreciation for the boys we could do back. It is definitely a learning lesson that we will not start,” he said.
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Roman Siulea also achieved 22, and Jacob Furphy added 18. The Sharp shooter Alex Dickeson had 12 points, including two important late three hands, including one with four seconds before the regulation to tie the game.
Australia lost in his first game against the USA and will meet early Wednesday morning in his last pool game before the round of 16, in which all teams take part, begins later this week.
Seinis 24 rebounds were a shy of Andrew Bogut’s tournament record from 2003, although this performance was largely overshadowed by his Blooper.
The big man has the chance to redeem himself against the unbeaten Americans in the last group game in Cameroon.
