WUXI (China) – In an epic final at FIBA 3×3 World Tour Wuxi 2024 on October 2, 2024, Vienna faced off against Amsterdam in a thrilling showdown.
With the score tied at 20-20 and just over two minutes remaining, several players from both teams struggled to convert on the critical two-point winning shot. Then, Enis Murati stepped up, hitting the Maurice Lacroix buzzer-beater to secure Vienna’s second World Tour win of the season.
Murati finished the game with 12 points and 2 rebounds, while tournament MVP Quincy Diggs grabbed 7 rebounds. Post-game, Diggs shared and said, “What a game. Our positivity was key to winning this contest. We also kept encouraging each other to box out and secure those rebounds. These mindsets helped us clinch the win, and we hope to grow from here.”
In the individual contests, Ulaanbaatar MMC Energy’s Steve Sir triumphed in the shoot-out competition, while the dunk contest was won by Li Yong Kang.
FINAL STANDINGS:
1. Vienna
2. Amsterdam
3. Ub Huishan NE
4. Wuxi WenLv
5. Liman
6. Riffa
7. Partizan Meta Force
8. Princeton
9. Lausanne
10. Dusseldorf LFDY
11. Podgorica Kodio
12. Ulaanbaatar MMC Energy
13. Chongming
14. Vlasenica
The next FIBA 3×3 World Tour will take place in Amsterdam on October 12-13.
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About FIBA 3×3
Exciting, urban and innovative, 3×3 is inspired by several forms of streetball played worldwide and is considered the world’s number one urban team sport. Steered by FIBA, games see two teams of three players face off on a basketball half-court.
It was played successfully for the first time in international competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and since then has benefited from the launch of a yearly professional circuit for men and women (World Tour and Women’s Series respectively) and national-team competitions. 3×3 made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Wilson is the Global Ball Partner and Maurice Lacroix the Official Timekeeper of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2024.
Credit: FIBA