Saskatchewan Rush stay alive in NLL finals, tie up series with tight Game 2 victory [Video]

It took until the final buzzer on Sunday night, but the Saskatchewan Rush will get one more opportunity to play together and attempt to claim box lacrosse’s greatest prize.

The Rush defended their home floor in Game 2 of the National Lacrosse League finals, holding on for an 11-10 victory over the Buffalo Bandits to avoid elimination and force a winner-take-all Game 3 of the series.

“We just want to win,” said Rush forward Austin Shanks, who led the way with three goals and five points Sunday. “We don’t care who shoots the ball, who scores the goals, who does what. We all grind for each other and we’re so happy for each other’s success.”

Shanks scored Saskatchewan’s final two goals of the night to give the Rush an 11-9 lead with 3:08 remaining over the Bandits, who would cut the gap to 11-10 when Kyle Buchanan scored with 1:05 left.

The Rush were able …