Watch this: Full-court shot at buzzer gives Austin High a win

Northfield held a two-point lead and was shooting a free throw when the game took an amazing turn, thanks to Austin's Oman Oman.

December 9, 2015 at 1:24PM
Oman Oman -- for the win.
Oman Oman -- for the win. (Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Northfield held a 56-54 lead over Austin on Tuesday night and was shooting a free throw when the game took an incredible turn with less than two seconds to play.

The shot was missed and Austin's Oman Oman grabbed the rebound. He'd been getting ready to grab the ball, if the free throw had been made, and throw a long pass to give his team one final chance.

Instead, this happened:

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Oman, a junior forward, told the Austin Daily Herald's Rocky Hulne afterward: "It was just a reaction. I just got the ball and I threw it up. Luckily it went in. It kind of surprised me. I was happy and everyone was charging at me. It was good feeling."

You can read more about the game on the Austin newspaper's web site.

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Howard Sinker

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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