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Pat Beverley missed the fan he was intending to hit with his first throw late in the Bucks' season-ending loss - then went again!
A highlight reel reverse dunk was scant consolation for Ben Simmons as the Australian star’s Louisiana State team went desperately close to toppling top-ranked US college side Oklahoma State.
The visiting Sooners blocked a layup by LSU’s Tim Quarterman at the buzzer to escape with a heart-stopping 77-75 victory in Baton Rouge on Saturday night (Sunday AEDT).
The match was touted as a showdown between likely NBA No.1 draft pick Simmons and Oklahoma’s brilliant shooting guard Buddy Hield, a 22-year-old from the Bahamas who is favoured to win college player of the year.
Hield came out on top, finishing with a game-high 32 points, including seven of 10 three-pointers, and scored 21 of his team’s last 31 points as Oklahoma rallied from a 14-point deficit.
The 19-year-old Simmons had 14 points, making six of seven shots from the field, while also pulling in nine rebounds and five assists as he showcased his allround skills.
And he brought his home crowd to its feet when he drove from the sideline under the hoop before slamming down a reverse dunk.
But, with Simmons an obvious focus, LSU shared the workload well as they went about putting a scare through Oklahoma to advanced to an 18-2 season record.
They had four players in double digit scoring as Quarterman led with 18 points and Craig Victor added 15.
The loss took LSU’s season record to 13-8.
Their next game is against Auburn on Wednesday morning (AEDT).
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