A UMass student who made a half-court shot during a women’s basketball game halftime promotion will get his $10,000 prize from the school itself.

The University of Massachusetts has pledged to pay a student the $10,000 prize for making a half-court shot during halftime of a women’s basketball game, despite the shot being disputed by an insurance company as not being taken behind the mid-court line.

All’s well that ends well. UMass student Noah Lee will get the $10,000 prize he was initially denied for a halftime contest that he participated in on Wednesday at a women’s hoops game. Lee made a layup,