Overview
- Lithuania trailed 87-80 with roughly 10 seconds left before Sargiūnas buried three 3-pointers in about 9.8 seconds to flip the game.
- The closing sequence included a quick Myles Hesson free throw, a make with 3.5 seconds remaining, a stolen inbound, and the winning heave from near midcourt.
- Sargiūnas finished with 27 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 4-of-8 from three in the Group D opener at the Copper Box Arena.
- FIBA’s World Cup account shared the video and compared the finish with iconic comebacks by Reggie Miller and Tracy McGrady.
- Next in Group D: Lithuania hosts Italy in Klaipėda on November 30, while Great Britain visits Iceland, which beat Italy 81-76.