THIS is the bizarre moment that a basketball star scored an incredibly rare OWN GOAL.<br /><br />Point guard Marie Pardon was in action for Landes Basket in France's top flight over the weekend.<br /><br />Landes hosted Tarbes in their final regular-season home game of the campaign.<br /><br />As the last seconds of the first half ebbed away, Tarbes' star Magali Mendy attempted a three from the wing.<br /><br />Mendy's shot cannoned off the rim, falling straight into Pardon's hands with two seconds of the half remaining.<br /><br />With the three-point attempt having narrowly beaten the shot clock, the buzzer sounded.<br /><br />Thinking that the buzzer had signalled the end of the half, Pardon put the ball into her basket for a bit of practice fun.<br /><br />To her horror, the 24-year-old quickly realised her mistake, with her teammates looking aghast at the mistake.<br /><br />Pardon's basket proved to be the last action of the half, and sent Tarbes back into the locker room leading by one.<br /><br />The point guard's blushes would be spared in the second half.<br /><br />Landes produced a dominant display after half time, going on to win the game 90-64.<br /><br />Pardon scored eight points and dished out five assists in her team's win.<br /><br />Her 20-year-old team-mate Leila Lacan, who is set to play in the WNBA this year with the Connecticut Sun, scored 26 points and grabbed five rebounds.<br /><br />After her team's triumph, Pardon admitted that she felt mortified by her gaffe.<br /><br />She told French outlet Sud Ouest: "I thought there was no more time left.<br /><br />"It was a professional error on my part, I apologised to my team-mates and the staff, and it was essential for me to redeem myself, to contribute something to the team.<br /><br />"I was ashamed, and it was inconceivable to me that we were one possession away from losing the match."<br /><br />Basket Landes will conclude their regular season with a trip to RocheVendéee this Sunday.
