A buzzer-beater from David Andersen has helped the Boomers to a thrilling upset victory over host nation China in their opening match at the Stankovic Continental Cup.
Andersen completed the winning lay-up from a Patrick Mills pass with one second left in Liuzhou as the Boomers beat their higher-ranked hosts 64-63.
Mills top-scored for Australia with 13 points. Matt Nielsen also contributed with 12 while Mark Worthington, Joe Ingles and Andersen all had eight points apiece.
Boomers coach Brett Brown said Mills and Andersen showed their class with the final play.
"We called a time-out and made sure we got the ball to Patty, and he made a great play to find David," Boomers coach Bill Brown said of the match-winning play.
"David then made a difficult, skilled shot. That was just two NBA players making plays. They got us over the line."
Brown said he was pleased with the victory after a one-sided first half.
"The first half we were very erratic and it was really a typical first game after a tough training camp," he said.
"Our rhythm was just not there yet and we were very scattered."
"We had 11 first-half turnovers and sent China to the line 17 times because we came out a little too aggressive."
"That's a natural by-product of us coming off a very good training camp."
"We got down double-digits twice, but to the players' credit they persevered and the second half was much better."
The Boomers' next game is on Thursday night against Slovenia.