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Gravity kicks in as basketball player accidentally shoots into his own net

Published 15:03 26 Mar 2017 BST

Updated 15:10 26 Mar 2017 BST

Rory Cashin
Gravity kicks in as basketball player accidentally shoots into his own net

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This is the definition of not knowing your own strength.

It was the Elite Eight match-up between Xavier and Gonzaga, another run of the mill game, and things were heating up with the teams pretty close on points. Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett took a shot, missed, Gonzaga's Johnathan Williams tried to take over, and then this happened: https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/845772884274380800   If that wasn't enough though, the game gave us another amazing moment, when seconds from the end, Xavier's JP Macura took this magnificent three-pointer shot: https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/845773349322088449 Unfortunately officials ruled that Macura took the shot less than half a second after the full time buzzer went off, so the shot was disallowed, and his team lost 39-49. So there you have it. Two amazing shots that you could never re-enact under normal, pressure-free circumstances. Catch up with this week's episode of 888Sport Football Friday Live

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