High Point booked its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning 81-69 over Winthrop to take home the Big South Conference title, officially clinching an automatic bid.

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Watch the No. 1 seed High Point Panthers (27-5, 14-2 Big South) take the court in the Big South Tournament against the No. 4 seed Radford Highlanders (20-12, 9-7 Big South). The teams will square

For the first time in program history, the High Point Panthers will be playing in the NCAA Tournament. They battled back from a 10-point halftime deficit and knocked off Winthrop, 81-69, to win the Big South Tournament and punch their ticket to the big dance.

It's officially March and basketball programs are booking their tickets to the NCAA tournament. High Point University became one of the first teams to secure a trip to the men's basketball tournament thanks to their Big South tournament win over Winthrop on Sunday. It will be the program's first ever NCAA tournament appearance.

BOTTOM LINE: High Point and Winthrop play for the Big South Championship. The Panthers’ record in Big South games is 16-2, and their record is 12-3 in non-conference games. High Point has a 4-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

High Point University came through when it mattered most. The top-seeded Panthers trailed big for a significant chunk of the game. But they rallied hard down the stretch to beat third-seeded Winthrop 81-69 in the championship game of the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Sunday afternoon in the Freedom Hall Civic Center.

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