• Unusual outcome from appeal after controversial end to match
  • Portlaoise Panthers said free throws were awarded after buzzer

Two basketball teams in Ireland face the unusual prospect of having to go through their pre-match rituals and warm-ups in order to replay just 0.3 seconds of a playoff match that ended in controversial circumstances last month.

Portlaoise Panthers were beaten 80-78 by Limerick Sport Eagles at their home venue of St Mary’s Hall on 23 March. However, the conclusion of the second-tier men’s playoff match sparked fury among the home faithful, with Limerick’s Jason Killeen, a former Ireland captain and US college player for Winthrop and Augusta State, adjudged to have been fouled while attempting to shoot as the buzzer sounded.

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