<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A buzzer beater from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-march-14-what-happened-on-this-day-atlanta-tornado/3f6f86b2-b13d-4e59-b4f7-aea0c0590a1f" rel="" target="" title="college basketball player Mykal Riley"><span>college basketball player Mykal Riley</span></a><span> was credited with saving the lives of countless people on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/today-in-history" rel="" target="" title="March 14, 2008"><span>March 14, 2008</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the very last second of regular play between </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/sport/mississippi-state-and-ole-miss-benches-clear-in-fight-unsportsmanlike-conduct-20181124-p5hpni.html" rel="" target="" title="Mississippi State"><span>Mississippi State</span></a><span> and </span><a 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tip</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But outside at that moment, a tornado tore through the carpark of the Georgia Dome.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Had the game ended on time, hundreds of fans would have been directly in the path of the twister.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The tornado outbreak caused major damage to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/georgia" rel="" target="" title="Atlanta"><span>Atlanta</span></a><span>, including to the Georgia Dome, but only one person was killed.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-march-14-what-happened-on-this-day-basketball-tornado/d7e64330-23e7-43b8-a2f0-71063d90d638" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thirty other people were injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mississippi State ended up winning the game, but Riley went on to a long career playing basketball in Europe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was selected as the only Alabama player in the all-tournament team.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-november-1-what-happened-on-this-day/24c396e0-d9d3-41ed-a651-d431d5f7746f" target="" title="Failed actress turned dictator's wife takes revenge on star who outshone her"><strong><span>Failed actress turned dictator's wife takes revenge on star who outshone her</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another game scheduled for that night had to be postponed because of the tornado, then relocated because of the damage it had caused.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Because the game had been moved to a smaller venue, only players' families and friends, bands and cheerleaders were allowed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The twister struck during a major storm event, with 46 tornadoes confirmed in a 24-hour period in the US south.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a 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