The new kids on the block gave the mighty United States men’s basketball team one heck of a scare.

South Sudan, which gained its independence in 2011, nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets ever witnessed on the sport’s international stage. It took a LeBron James layup with eight seconds remaining on Saturday for Team USA to avoid an epoch-defining loss. The Americans trailed by 16 points before halftime, but squeaked out a 101-100 win in a pre-Olympic tune-up at 02 Arena in London.