Shocking finish to middle school basketball game leaves team dumbfounded

Middle school glory was so close ... and then it disappeared.

At a recent middle school basketball tournament in Kansas, with only seconds left in a semi-finals game, a player from the Rock Creek Mustangs team took a shot that seemed to be headed right for the basket. And it was, except then it wasn't.

In a video uploaded by YouTube user Cindy Kulp, the ball hits the backboard, then simply comes to rest on the rim.

The clock ran out of time, and the Rock Creek Mustangs, who were down by just one point, lost the game to the Riley County Falcons.

The player who took the shot can be seen with his head in his hands sitting on the court as the rest of his team looks on in shock.

To see the surprising conclusion to the game, watch the video below.