A video review showed the student's foot was on the half-court line, but the school said it will step in to give him the prize money.

UMass said it would pay a student the $10,000 prize for a halftime promotion at a women’s basketball game after a dispute with an insurance company over whether he stepped over the line when he made a half-court shot.

A UMass Amherst senior thought he won a $10,000 prize after hitting a half-court shot during a halftime challenge at a basketball game, but the school said replay proved otherwise. UPDATE (2/7): UMass said Friday that it has decided to give the student his $10,