Tassie title dream forced to wait as Delly, Melbourne force decisive NBL GF game five

Decider forced as United down Tassie! | 02:12It was almost a case of history repeating itself but not even superstar Jack McVeigh could pull off a second straight three-point buzzer beater with Melbourne United forcing the NBL24 Championship series to a deciding game five on Sunday.

Watch Game 5 of the NBL Championship Series LIVE with ESPN on Kayo Sports, 4pm Sunday March 31. New to Kayo?And while it was Tasmania who won game three on an inbound pass, they weren’t able to do the same on home floor thanks to a Jo Lual-Acuil steal in the paint denying Majok Deng the chance to win it for Tasmania.

McVeigh played like a man possessed and was clearly keeping Tasmania in the game during the first-half with star import Milton Doyle going scoreless across the first two quarters.McVeigh started game four the same way he finished game three, dropping the first bucket of the contest, with Tasmania dominating the early stages despite Fabian Krslovic going 0/3 from deep after replacing injured center Marcus Lee in the starting five.

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