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Lights go out on decisive possession of Little Rock-Louisiana basketball game

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 1/8/21

The final possession of Friday’s game between Little Rock and Louisiana was already shaping up to be an exciting one. Then the lights went out.

Little Rock was trailing by two with less than 14 seconds left as it brought the ball up over the timeline in search of a basket that would either tie the game or put it ahead. Suddenly, with five seconds left, the lights went out.

They flickered back on again almost immediately, but both teams kept playing through it. Little Rock missed the shot, and that was how the game ended, with the lights once again going off — this time, seemingly for good — after the final buzzer.

We’ve obviously seen usual blackouts during sporting events before. The thing is, teams don’t usually play through them. Somehow they did here. That alone makes it one of the weirder endings you’ll ever see.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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