A college basketball player committed a barely-believable blunder after scoring a clutch late-game layup – only to realize she had shot on her own team's basket. 

The bizarre incident unfolded during Friday's thrilling women's college basketball clash between New Mexico State and Southern Utah in Las Cruces.

Trailing 61-60 with just 18 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the Aggies forced a crucial turnover to seemingly set up a game-winning possession.

A New Mexico State player immediately scooped up the loose ball and drove hard to the basket for a wide-open, uncontested layup.

However, the excitement was instantly cut short when players, fans and announcers realized she had driven to the completely wrong end of the court. 

The shocking own goal officially extended Southern Utah's lead to 63-60, suddenly putting the Aggies down by three points in the dying moments. 

The hilarious blunder instantly went viral on social media, with fans poking fun at the New Mexico State star – and her teammates – for the mistake. 

Taking to X, one user wrote: 'The fact she celebrated after is frying me.' 

Another said: 'My thing is IT'S THE END OF THE GAME! You've been shooting on the same hoop for at least 45 minutes at this point.' 

'And her team was celebrating too, The quarter was almost over and they forgot which basket they were supposed to be attacking,' another user added. 

Despite the catastrophic error, New Mexico State somehow managed to orchestrate a miraculous recovery in the final seconds of the game.

The Aggies quickly sprinted down the floor for a redeeming layup to cut the deficit to one before forcing yet another desperately needed turnover. 

In a stunning conclusion, New Mexico State ultimately secured the victory by sinking a dramatic game-winning putback with under two seconds left on the clock. 

Incredibly, the bizarre phenomenon struck twice in one day, as a similar wrong-way scoring blunder also occurred during a game in Arkansas on Friday.