WATCH: Incredible Near-Full-Court Buzzer Beater at Illinois Middle School – NBC 7 San Diego

An eighth grader at Milton Pope Middle School in Marseilles, Ill., nailed a desperate near-full-court shot to win the game for his team.

WATCH: Incredible Near-Full-Court Buzzer Beater at Illinois Middle School – NBC Los Angeles

WATCH: Incredible Near-Full-Court Buzzer Beater at Illinois Middle School – NBC Los Angeles

WATCH: Incredible Near-Full-Court Buzzer Beater at Illinois Middle School – NBC Los Angeles

WATCH: Incredible Near-Full-Court Buzzer Beater at Illinois Middle School – NBC Los Angeles

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