But that was as close as the Great Danes would get, as Curry scored on a drive when he picked up a loose ball and then hit a baseline jumper to give the Blue Devils a 68-56 lead with 3:11 to play.
Strapped into a thick knee brace, a battered blue ball cap yanked low on his head, the Finn chuffed along the baseline, chasing down balls with his choppy ground strokes.
Thompson turned around in time to watch it fly toward a row of defenseless photographers sitting on the baseline, and then raised his hand to signal it was his team's ball since he hadn't touched it last.
After firing long with an overhead from the baseline to concede the double-break in game four, Garcia-Lopez vented his frustration by smashing the ball high into the air.