Lincoln Northeast holds off North Star rally to win HAC Title

LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln Northeast brought home hardware by avenging a loss earlier this season.

The Rockets held off a late rally to defeat Lincoln North Star 71-69 in the Heartland Athletic Conference Tournament Championship.

North Star erased a 13-point deficit to start the fourth quarter and tied the game with less than 20 seconds to play. Grant Fredericks put Northeast back up by 2 with 5 seconds to go.

Jordan Castor, who led North Star with 22 points, threw up a last second three point shot that fell short and ensured the win for the Rockets.

Check out highlights in the video above!

LNE (14-3) 18 18 22 14 - 71

LNS (15-4) 14 7 23 22- 69

SCORING

LNE: E. Switzer-9, M. Abdallah-10, G. Fredericks-20, H. Tenopir-2, L, Houton-27, M. Parra-2

LNS: S. Schaefer-17, W. Schafer-10, J. Castor-22, J. Afun-10, J. Anderson-2, K. Kerr-2, G. Gatwech-3