Islanders down Lincoln Northeast in OT thriller

LINCOLN - Grand Island took down the capital city's top-ranked team in thrilling fashion on Friday night.

The Islanders trailed Lincoln Northeast by nine in the fourth quarter but were able to force overtime. Andy Poss put Grand Island up 46-44 with 2.7 seconds to play in the extra period. Zander Beard ended up making a basket at half court, but the game winning shot was called off because the senior didn't get it off in time.

Isaac Traudt led the Islanders with 24 points while Jalen Long score a team-high 11 of the Rockets.

Check out highlights in the video above!

GRAND ISLAND (6-8) 9 6 11 15 (5) - 46

#5 LNE (13-3) 11 4 18 8 (3) - 44

SCORING

GI: Andy Poss-9, Dylan Sextro-8, Kytan Fyfe-3, Isaac Traudt-24, Jacob Nesvara-2

LNE: Carlos Valdez-8, Jalen Long-11, Zander Beard-6, Christian Winn-9, Porter Bazil-10