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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