Talk about losing in heartbreaking fashion.
After coming back from a 16-point deficit, Georgia Tech lost its game against Grambling State on Friday, 64-63, by accidentally tipping the ball into its own basket in the game's final seconds.
Grambling State's winner tonight. Huge road win for that program against an ACC team with tournament aspirations. pic.twitter.com/UqCPzxrMgW
— Alan (@AlanCole01) December 2, 2017
Yellow Jackets guard Curtis Haywood II went up for a defensive rebound and accidentally tipped the ball in with 6.5 seconds remaining.
The upset marked Grambling's second win of the season. The Tigers entered Friday's matchup with a 6.1 percent chance to win the game, which was the second-largest upset by a Division I team this season, according to ESPN's Basketball Power Index.
Grambling beats Georgia Tech, 64-63.
According to BPI, the Tigers had a 6.1 percent chance to win the game.
That's the second-largest upset by a Division I team this season (Milwaukee had a 5.9 percent chance to win when it beat Iowa State).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 2, 2017
Grambling had previously lost its last 63 games against teams from power six conferences and averaged just 34.7 points per game, according to ESPN's Jeff Borzello via ESPN Stats and Info.
Grambling had lost its last 63 games against teams from power six conferences -- by an average of 34.7 points, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
They beat Georgia Tech tonight.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) December 2, 2017
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