Mario Chalmers’ Game-Winner Wows Fans as Beasley, Stephenson, Miami 305 Win BIG3 Title

Mario Chalmers loves a game-winner.

The former Kansas and Miami Heat guard hit the game-winning three for the Miami 305 in the BIG3 Championship Game on Sunday, beating the Chicago Triplets 52-48.

The Miami 305 rattled off a 9-0 run to finish the game and clinch the title. And that had BIG3 fans hype, especially since it was Chalmers who iced it:

Back-to-back MVP Michael Beasley led the way for Miami 305 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and three assists, while 2025 4th Man of the Year award-winner Lance Stephenson added 14 points and eight boards.

Montrezl Harrell led Chicago Triplets with 16 points and two blocks, while Nasir Core added 13 points, 11 rebounds and four assists and Brandon Moss made a number of excellent defensive plays matched up against Beasley.

But it was Chalmers who provided the game’s deciding moment in what was a tight, back-and-forth contest, yet again playing the role of unlikely hero.

“I actually told [Chalmers] to move. I wanted the shot,” a laughing Beasley joked after the game. “But no, he’s been doing it his whole life, been doing it his whole career. Just trust. It ain’t even really trust, it’s just knowing what’s going on. That’s Mario Chalmers.”