Could this be the most entertaining game in GB basketball history? Throwback to August 2010 as part of EuroBasket 2011 qualifiers, Great Britain got past FYR Macedonia – who were led by Bo Mccalebb (who had 30) – in an OT thriller.
After GB went up comfortably early, Macedonia stormed back into the game in the second half, leading by 7 with two minutes remaining before GB came up with some huge baskets including a three from Luol Deng with 5 seconds remaining to force OT.
Ten years ago @Pops put on an absolute show for @gbbasketball vs 🇲🇰 in Newcastle! 💪🇬🇧🏀 #Hoopsfix #BritishBasketball pic.twitter.com/3jxoNlbLfh
— Hoopsfix 🇬🇧🏀 (@Hoopsfix) April 8, 2020
In OT it was all GB as they rolled to the win. Pops Mensah-Bonsu put on an absolute show on his way to 27 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Luol Deng had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists, while Andrew Sullivan had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Dan Clark and Nate Reinking added 11 each, with Justin Robinson having 8.
Bo McCalebb’s 30 led Macedonia, Pero Antic had 16 and Todor Gechevski joined them in double figures with 11.
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