Hildreth’s Free Throw Sees GB Under-16s Past Portugal

By Sam Neter on August 13, 2018

Cameron Hildreth split a pair of free throws with 5 seconds remaining to give the Great Britain Under-16s a 53-52 win over Portugal at the Division B European Championship in Sarajevo on Monday night.

After Portugal’s Andre Cruz hit a tough reverse lay up to tie the game at 52 with 15 seconds left, Hildreth got the ball out of a timeout and drove left to draw a foul. He knocked down the first to give GB the lead, before missing the second, as Veron Eze got a hand to it to delay Portugal’s possession before time expired and the celebrations began.

The final moments as @camhil06 knock down the game-winning free throw, and GB pull out the win at #FIBAU16Europe! 💪🇬🇧🏀 #BritishBasketball pic.twitter.com/MXUBIBfREM

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“I am very proud of our team tonight,” Head Coach James Vear said.

“They toughed out one against a talented and well-coached Portugal team, but we have to make sure we remain focussed as we play a good Sweden team tomorrow.”

Sam Grant led GB with 14 points before being forced to leave the game with an ankle injury, Segun Shodunke had 11 points and 7 rebounds, whilst Matt Marsh finished with 9 points and 13 boards. GB managed to pull out the win despite shooting 28% from the field, pulling in 17 offensive rebounds.

Matt Marsh finishes the beautiful entry feed from Malachi Boakye-Yiadom with a flush! 🇬🇧 🏀 #FIBAU16Europe pic.twitter.com/Bja1CB75Rh

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Box score.

GB have one final group game remaining, as they play Sweden on Tuesday, where they will aim to finish the preliminary phase 4-1.

Watch the full game back here.

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