It wasn't pretty, but the Illawarra Hawks returned to the winners' circle with a gritty 85-84 win in Perth against the Wildcats on Saturday night.

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Gun import McGee connected on one of his two free-throw attempts with 1.2 seconds remaining to give the Hawks the game win.

The game-winning free-throw came seconds after Elijah Pepper tied up the game with a crucial three-pointer.

But it was player-of-the-match McGee, blocking Jesse Wagstaff's last-second shot to secure the win.

The three-time NBA champion finished with a double-double of 24 point

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