Georgia starred in the curious play of the third day of the pre-Olympic basketball tournament held in Riga (Latvia). And Tornike Shengelia’s team tried an auto-basket in the last game of their match against the Philippines… and failed!!
The European team must beat the Philippines by 19 points or more to avoid elimination and advance to the semifinals this Saturday. They only led by two points (94-96) and with only two seconds left on the clock, the Philippines shot free throws. After scoring the first, Chris Newsome missed the second, with the rebound ending up in the hands of Georgian center Goga Bitadze. The only way to win by 19 or more was to go overtime and find that margin, so Bitadze tried a two-handed mate. But the ball was repelled by the ring, their joy in a well The scoreboard did not move and the match ended with a victory – not enough – for Georgia by 94-96.
Source: La Verdad
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