Brain fade sees basketball player dunk in his own net to trigger double-overtime defeat

Cameroonian big-man Amadou Seini dunks in his own basket during the Fiba U19 World Cup match against Australia. Photograph: FIBA Basketball

Australia’s brightest men’s basketball prospects, including the younger brother of an NBA star, survived a double-overtime thriller to record their first victory 101-96 at the Fiba Under-19 World Cup in Switzerland.

But the game will be remembered for the unusual help that triggered the Australians’ late comeback.