Summary
The High Point Panthers, a No. 12 seed, won their first NCAA Tournament game by defeating the No. 5 seed Wisconsin Badgers, 83-82. High Point's head coach, Flynn Clayman, criticized top-tier teams for avoiding games with mid-level teams like his.
Key Facts
- High Point Panthers beat Wisconsin Badgers 83-82 in a close NCAA Tournament game.
- This victory is High Point's first-ever win in the NCAA Tournament.
- Coach Flynn Clayman made a strong postgame remark about larger teams not wanting to schedule games against mid-level teams.
- High Point had a successful season, winning 30 out of 34 regular-season games.
- The team won the Big South Conference and advanced to the NCAA Tournament under Coach Clayman's first-year leadership.
- High Point's next game is against the winner of Hawaii vs. Arkansas.
- Clayman took over as head coach in April after former coach Alan Huss left for Creighton University.
