France and Japan played out the game of the Paris 2024 men’s basketball tournament, with the hosts prevailing 94-90 thanks to a hero not called Victor Wembanyama.
Instead, it was 21-year-old Matthew Strazel who stepped up when the host nation were down 84-80 with 10 seconds left to drill a three plus the foul, drawing wild scenes in front of 27,000 fans at the Stade Pierre Mouroy.
And cool as the other side of the pillow, Strazel slotted the resulting free throw to take the game to overtime.
