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15th Jan 2014

Video: High school basketball player shoots incredibly unlucky shot

With the game tied and just seconds left on the clock the Grandview High School Greyhounds looked like they were going to win after a brilliant steal… then this happened.

Oisin Collins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7cnLA5Yfm4

With the game tied and just seconds left on the clock the Grandview High School Greyhounds looked like they were going to win after a brilliant steal… then this happened.

The Grandview High School Greyhounds were just seconds away from beating the Prosser High School Mustangs at the weekend when a last attempt at a breakaway ended with the ball sitting on the back of the rim.

The game was tied at 65-65 with under a minute left to play when the Greyhounds made the epic steal and after a fast breakaway Bryce Carpenter threw the ball for what appeared to be an easy layup.

So the ball was ruled to be dead and the game went into overtime. The Greyhounds eventually went on to win the game 72-70 after yet another steal and a breakaway. Thankfully, the ball actually dropped into the net the second time around…