WATCH: Wayne beats Springboro on half-court buzzer-beater by Rice

Murray State-bound guard averaging 33.8 points in four games
Wayne's Lawrent Rice scores on his way to a school-record 46 points in Friday night's victory over Miamisburg. CONTRIBUTED/Jeff Gilbert

Wayne's Lawrent Rice scores on his way to a school-record 46 points in Friday night's victory over Miamisburg. CONTRIBUTED/Jeff Gilbert

Wayne High School senior Lawrent Rice made a half-court shot at the final buzzer to beat Springboro 56-53 on Friday night in Springboro.

Rice, who set a school record when he scored 46 points a week earlier in a victory against Miamisburg, scored 35 points against Springboro.

“He stepped up big,” Wayne coach Nathan Martindale said in a video posted by the Wayne basketball Twitter account. “With 4½ seconds left, dribbled down the floor, knew how much time was left, got to two feet and went up and hit a 3. The rest is history. We got the win. I was just proud of our guys for finding a way to win through some adversity on the road.”

Wayne (4-0) improved to 3-0 in the Greater Western Ohio Conference. Rice, who committed to Murray State in September, is averaging 31.8 points.

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