Mooney magic lands Tigers a last gasp win

BOTH the Abrakebabra Tigers coach Dave Falvey, and the Limerick Lions coach Tom Hehir were left holding their heads in disbelief after Tigers had snatched an 89-92 victory and the vital NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague points on the buzzer at UL Arena yesterday afternoon.

Mooney magic lands Tigers a last gasp win

“It was a replica of our last game — the same situation — the same score,” Tralee manager, Junior Collins, said. “Lions’ Bosman, Rick Harrigan had the opportunity to win the game from the free throw line but when he landed his first shot to tie the game he missed the second.”

Unbelievably, the same situation developed. Big Micheál Quirke grabbed the rebound, passed the ball to Dave Fanning who ran up the court and offloaded it to their Bosman, James Mooney, who hit a three pointer on the buzzer to win the game.

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