‘One of the greatest games in NBL history’: All-time shootout as last-second foul decides finalist
Melbourne United won through to the NBL Championship Series in a remarkable 113-112 game three over Perth Wildcats that ended in controversy.
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It was a staggering shootout in which Kristian Doolittle (37 points, 10 rebounds) and Bryce Cotton (33 points) starred for the visitors, and Ian Clark (38 points) and Chris Goulding (30 points) were heroes for the hosts.
Ben Henshall nearly saved the Wildcats, nailing a three with just seconds left that tied the scores, before Goulding was fouled on United’s last-second shot and nailed one free throw to seal victory.
“One of the greatest games we’ve seen in NBL history,” Andrew Gaze proclaimed.
Melbourne will face either Illawarra or South East Melbourne in the Championship Series, with the Hawks hosting the Phoenix in their own deciding game three on Wednesday night.
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