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VIDEO: Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina both win upsets with buzzer-beaters

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It was a day for upsets at EuroBasket 2015 on Monday.

The third day of group play tipped off with Finland topping Russia 81-79, and if that game wasn't tight enough, things got a little crazy from there.

First, Belgium, which entered the tournament as FIBA's No. 51-ranked team, was playing No. 4-ranked Lithuania incredibly close. With five seconds to go, yet-undefeated Lithuania missed a potential go-ahead bucket, setting Belgium up for one last chance. It looked as if the Belgians failed on an out-of-control layup attempt, but Matt Lojeski managed to tip the rebound in just before the final buzzer sent the game to overtime.

As that game ended, attention turned to No. 38-ranked Israel, fighting off an upset bid from No. 58-ranked Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Bosnians had dropped a pair of games to this point and Israel was undefeated, but the wild variance of a short tournament was put on full display once again.

Tied 84-84 with six seconds to go in overtime, Bosnia-Herzegovina managed to get an easy dump-off pass for Elmedin Kikanovic, who'd also sent the game to overtime. Kikanovic drained the bunny, giving Bosnia-Herzegovina its first win of the tournament.

While FIBA rankings aren't to live and die by, Monday offered a pair of remarkable upsets in very similar fashion, and in very short order. Team entropy remains undefeated.

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