week 4

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If you were not able to attend the HPU basketball game this week, you sure missed an amazing game!  The Panthers faced the Winthrop Eagles.  The Eagles led most of the game, at some parts they were up by 12-15 points.  But as usual, the mighty Panthers did not give up until the final buzzer sounded.

High Point battled back the entire second half. Even with around 2 and a half minutes left in the game, we trailed by 10 points.  For some time, it didn’t seem like a comeback was possible.  However, for some reason i had a good feeling about the game and decided to stick around for the last few minutes.  The Panthers closed to within one, 72-71, with 5 seconds remaining on two free throws from Devante Wallace.

High Point then quickly fouled, to stop the clock and also get the ball back after Winthrop shoots free throws.  Winthrop was on the line, shooting a One-and-one.  Luckily the Eagles missed the first free throw. As each team fought hard for the rebound, John Brown ended up with it.  And the refs called an over the back foul!! So Brown would be at the line, shooting 2 free throws.  HPU was currently down by only one point.  Brown then went on to make both free throws.  And HPU won the game by one point! 73-72

3 thoughts on “week 4”

  1. Jeff LaCoste

    This was one of the many exciting basketball games HPU has played these season. I also love going to the games to be part of the exciting environment to cheer on HPU. It is great to see that our team is a dominant force in the Big South this year. Even the games that we lost have been extremely close and exciting.

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  2. Tyler Meagher

    The games have been great this year, especially the Winthrop game. Was definitely a crazy comeback, but if I was a Winthrop fan I would be pretty upset about the call at the end of the game. Was it over the back? Maybe, but I’m not sure you call a soft foul like that at the end of the game and basically decide the games with free-throws. You won’t hear me complain though, at least it went in our favor.

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