Video: Cleveland High creates a United States Coast Guard Top Play in triple overtime buzzer-beater win over Eldorado

By Leland Gordon Feb 14, 2017, 1:31pm

Triple-overtime game in New Mexico wraps up with a heads-up putback.

Video: If only all games ended this way
See the amazing finish to the Cleveland vs. Eldorado game.


In today's Top Play presented by the United States Coast Guard, we head to New Mexico to see how Cleveland (Rio Rancho, N.M.) found a way to beat Eldorado (Albuquerque, N.M.) in triple overtime.

Sometimes planned plays just can't compete with improvisation. Nakqi Smith proved that when he ended up with the ball in an unscripted situation and won a game for his team.

Cleveland had the ball with six seconds left and the length of the court to go. Marcus Hill cut loose with a shot from half-court and it wasn't ideal - the ball barely clipped the front edge of the rim.



Luckily for the Storm, Smith was in the right place at the right time, and he ended the contest with an easy lay-in. If only all games ended this way!