Viral video shows Illinois eighth grade basketball player sinking a full-court buzzer beater

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Illinois eighth grade basketball player sinks full-court buzzer beater

Cooper Thorson's stunning basket completes comeback victory for Milton Pope Elementary School. (Credit: WFLD)

An Illinois eighth grader says he just dropped to the ground in "disbelief" after sinking a near full-court buzzer beater to win his team a basketball game this week. 

Cooper Thorson of Milton Pope Elementary is the star of a viral video showing the impressive shot he made Tuesday against rival Marseilles Elementary School. 

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Milton Pope's Cooper Thorson is seen Tuesday night attempting a full-court buzzer beater shot. (WFLD)

"I just whipped it sideways and it somehow managed to find its way in the hoop and it was a perfect swish and I just had no thoughts of making it and when I made it, I just threw myself on the ground in disbelief," Thorson told WFLD. 

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Milton Pope’s eight grade boys' basketball team defeated Marseilles 34-32 after Thorson’s stunning basket, which sent the crowd there at the gymnasium into a frenzy. 

Thorson reacts after sinking the shot. (WFLD)

The team was trailing their rival 23-13 at halftime. 

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"The combination of just how he shot it, being a game winner, being from that far away... I can't say I've seen anything like it before," Milton Pope assistant basketball coach Dakota Jones – who first shared the footage on Twitter – told WFLD. 

Cooper Thorson, right, appearing for an interview alongside assistant coach Dakota Jones, told WFLD that he fell to the ground in "disbelief" after sinking the shot.

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As of Thursday, Thorson’s buzzer beater has been viewed more than 125,000 times on the social media website.