High Point kept falling short of March Madness. Now the Panthers are finally getting their moment

Alan Huss knew High Point had been close. The Panthers had never been to the NCAA Tournament even after winning the Big South regular-season race five times previously, repeatedly being undone by losses in the conference tournament to deny them the league’s automatic bid. Maybe that explains the prevailing feeling now — beyond the joy and buzz on the private university campus in central North Carolina — after High Point finally rallied from 15 down in its league title game to punch a March Madness ticket in a year that started with being a big league favorite.

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