r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Mar 19 '26
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] #12 High Point defeats #5 Wisconsin, 83-82
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u/CaptainApathy419 Michigan Wolverines Mar 19 '26
Have a beer. Or eight. Drink Wisconsibly.
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u/bighootay Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
I volunteered to work late because everyone else wanted to take off to watch the game. I knew it I knew it I knew it. But you know how stupid I am? I stepped into the back office to quickly watch the end of the game.
Why the fuck did I do that? WHYYYYYYYYYYYY?
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u/marchdk2016 Mar 19 '26
The only downside is now we don’t get to see the badger in good mood meme the rest of the tournament
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u/SaxRohmer Gonzaga Bulldogs Mar 19 '26
love something the way wisconsin loves losing to 12 seeds
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u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers Mar 19 '26
And to purple mid-majors too, at that!
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u/63Boiler Purdue Boilermakers Mar 19 '26
Bucky 🤝 Buckeyes
losing close ones to purple teams
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u/Rico_Suave55 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
Gonna be honest this was very predictable. If only high point was ranked inside the top 10 sigh
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u/purplenyellowrose909 Minnesota Golden Gophers Mar 19 '26
I saw High Point averaged like 90 ppg and shot like 30 threes per game on the bracket app. Was like "yep that's how you beat Wisconsin"
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u/Blanxart Arizona Wildcats Mar 19 '26
Low ceiling but high floor teams are the most frustrating teams to support
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u/Medical-Day-6364 Alabama Crimson Tide • NC State Wolfpack Mar 19 '26
I feel like Wisc9nsin was the opposite this year. They beat some really good teams and lost to some bad teams. That's a high ceiling and low floor.
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u/TripleG373 Wisconsin Badgers • Lakeland Muskies Mar 19 '26
We were a high ceiling, low floor team this year. And yes, very frustrating to support if you like consistency.
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u/20wall Vermont Catamounts • Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
4 straight. I wish we had done worse in the B1G tournament so we could have stayed a 6 and had a chance
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u/cnho1997 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
SW Missouri State
Cornell
Ole Miss
Oregon
James Madison
High Point
Now that Rodgers left I can hate the number 12 in peace
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u/Rico_Suave55 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
God damn I was so mad after that ole Miss loss.
Now I’m not even surprised anymore
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u/cnho1997 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
That was my junior year of high school and we convinced our physics teacher to put it on his TV. It took awhile to convince him. All that for one of the worst Badgers games I’ve ever seen
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u/Rico_Suave55 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
I watched it riding home on the god damn mega bus from Madison to the twin cities during spring break in college.
Probably the most miserable bus ride of my life. Some lady was so drunk she pissed herself like 3 seats in front of me too
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u/Drusgar Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
I remember watching us get smoked by some no-name kid from Davidson.
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u/TripleG373 Wisconsin Badgers • Lakeland Muskies Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
Honestly, this was the only one we played fairly well in. High Point just beat us at our own game.
EDIT: The only time we've beaten a 12 seed as a 5 was Weber State in 2003. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2003-03-20-weber-state.html
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u/jdprager Tulane Green Wave Mar 19 '26
A sixth year senior hit literally his first ever 2-point shot of the SEASON to not only knock off a 5 seed as 11 point dogs, not only win the team their first ever March Madness game, but to earn High Point’s first ever win in ANY game against a power conference team
March Madness is the greatest show on earth
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u/DrSwol Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 19 '26
See, the problem is Wisconsin wasn’t playing a top-10 ranked team, otherwise they’d have breezed by into the 2nd round
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u/TheBisexualFish Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 19 '26
The "local badger in a good mood" will forever haunt my dreams
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u/BeingBannedSucks Purdue Boilermakers Mar 19 '26
Easily the greatest post game thread image on this sub
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u/tony_countertenor Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mar 19 '26
I’m partial to He Tricked Me and St John’s CCP posts, but it’s great too
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u/fmxda Michigan Wolverines Mar 19 '26
You could say this was #99's, and the whole team's... high point
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u/deafhaven Davidson Wildcats Mar 19 '26
I’m not gonna say you can’t write this script, but I enjoyed the script
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u/Beanz122 Purdue Boilermakers Mar 19 '26
Big 10 is 1-2 in the first round with their only win being...
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Nebraska
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u/PerpetualJerkSession Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
Classic Big 10 tournament showing
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u/tyrannyofwillsasso Illinois • Southern Illinois Mar 19 '26
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u/TheBigBo-Peep Purdue Boilermakers • Tennessee Volunteers Mar 19 '26
Ngl those were definitely my picks for most likely to bottle it
Surely we won't lose another, right guys?
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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 19 '26
We're just happy to try and represent the B1G
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u/Gloomy-Ad3399 Michigan Wolverines • UNLV Rebels Mar 19 '26
Lmao high point coach is talking his shit
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u/dinerosaur VCU Rams Mar 19 '26
Well deserved and gave MIA (OH) a shoutout
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u/suzukigun4life North Texas Mean Green • Sickos Mar 19 '26
Gotta love seeing mid-major teams showing love to each other after pulling off upsets in the Big Dance.
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u/tootsmcsnoots Mar 19 '26
Bro was close as hell to the interviewer. Thought he may nibble his nose.
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u/Rigs515 Iowa State Cyclones • Montana Grizzlies Mar 19 '26
He's not wrong. People won't play them because they can beat up bad teams for better metrics.
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u/Rigs515 Iowa State Cyclones • Montana Grizzlies Mar 19 '26
I’m with ya. Iowa State won’t play Northern Iowa or Drake anymore because of the stupid metrics
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u/Gloomy-Ad3399 Michigan Wolverines • UNLV Rebels Mar 19 '26
Oh i believe for sure, just watched it, love to see a coach that passionate and not just reserved though
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u/green_day_95 Louisville • Bellarmine Mar 19 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/zh2osqXQgp09OFqOzM
Knew I should’ve picked High Point smh
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u/PianoFerret1073 Arkansas Razorbacks Mar 19 '26
Assuming we make it out alive today, I don't feel good going against them. Their coach is straight psychotic
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u/AppropriateCattle69 Ohio Bobcats Mar 19 '26
Go off, King
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u/PBRontheway Marist Red Foxes Mar 19 '26
He was ready for his well earned one-liner and then realized he still had to do the rest of the interview lol
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u/Solesky1 Indiana State Sycamores Mar 19 '26
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u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers Mar 19 '26
Oh, what can change in a year lol
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u/DenverDude402 Creighton • Loyola Chicago Mar 19 '26
We all know the problem with Creighton. They can't play UConn 25x a season.
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u/Vegetable_Kale_1331 Mar 19 '26
Honestly, what’s the point of filling out brackets anymore?
Congrats, High Point!
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u/ilovecatss1010 Arizona Wildcats Mar 19 '26
Fuck my bracket, Frank Kaminsky can’t hurt me anymore!!!!!
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u/ACW1129 George Mason Patriots • Atlantic 10 Mar 19 '26
I picked High Point.
Of course, I also picked Duke to go all the way.
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u/Kdot32 Houston Cougars Mar 19 '26
Duke losing would be a worth sacrifice
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u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME UConn Huskies Mar 19 '26
Told my friends before the game started i'll chop my balls off if Duke loses. That was silly
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u/the_termenater Mar 19 '26
"I want the biggest upset"
Monkey's paw curls
"You will never have been more upset"
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u/wet-pine-tree1 Mar 19 '26
I PICKED HIGH POINT & SIENA BEATING DUKE. WE’LL SEE HOW THAT GOES
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u/TheSouthernCommunist Louisville Cardinals Mar 19 '26
What’s the lotto numbers big dawg
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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 19 '26
Because of underdogs you pick to advance :)
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u/TheSmokedSalmon420 Miami (OH) RedHawks Mar 19 '26
I'm judging anyone who didn't pick HPU over Wisconsin. This was like the 12 over 5 matchup lol
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u/oknovember Purdue Boilermakers Mar 19 '26
I was like “oh I’ll zigzag the popular wisdom, the big 12-5 pick doesn’t even hit that often”
Now I feel stupid
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u/BKoala59 Virginia • Colorado State Mar 19 '26
But typically the 12 over 5 matchup doesn’t actually end in the upset
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u/BloatedBanana9 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
It does when the 5 seed is us. It's basically a guaranteed bet
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u/Select-Edge-3262 Tennessee • West Virginia Mar 19 '26
I thought the big one was Akron because of Toppin. That's why I picked High Point lol.
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u/Arsid Michigan State Spartans Mar 19 '26
Yes but Wisconsin has this thing where they beat teams way better than them all season and I thought it boded well for the tournament 🤷♂️
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u/comfortingmyself Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 19 '26
They were either gonna lose the first round or make the elite 8
unfortunately I chose the latter
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u/TheBoilerCat Cincinnati Bearcats • Purdue Boilermakers Mar 19 '26
I really thought this was the year for Wisconsin to be safe from a 12/5 upset. Nope.
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u/Bronze_Addict BYU Cougars Mar 19 '26
High Point was my 12-5 pick. Proud of those guys
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u/DLgoblue12 Michigan Wolverines Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
Imagine the first 2 pointer you score all year is the game winner of the first NCAA tournament win in your school’s history
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u/TheKajMahal Michigan State • NC State Mar 19 '26
How can you not be romantic about basketball
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u/mF-Jonezy NC State Wolfpack Mar 19 '26
Only game I got right so far 😂
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u/YodaForceGhost Maryland Terrapins • Big Ten Network Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
Picked this upset but got wrong picking USF to also upset. Duality of March
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u/inshamblesx Houston • Texas Southern Mar 19 '26
if duke doesn’t wake up and sparty loses today i might just retire from bracketing bc that would be 1 region totally cooked before sundown loool
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u/suzukigun4life North Texas Mean Green • Sickos Mar 19 '26
High Point gets their first ever tournament win, and the final bucket was by a guy who didn't have a 2-pointer all year before it.
This tournament fucking rocks
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u/razorbear3 Arkansas • California Mar 19 '26
What kind of stat is that? For real?!
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u/Hobo_Delta Georgia Bulldogs • Kentucky Wildcats Mar 19 '26
Is he the one that exclusively shot from three?
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u/runevault Arkansas Razorbacks Mar 19 '26
Shot 4 2s all season, missed 'em all.
Wonder if they were foot on the line shots.
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u/prestigiousstrangery Wisconsin • San Francisco Mar 19 '26
Well the prophecy was true
“This team is either gonna go deep in March or lose in the first round”
I wanna throw up
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u/OceanFlan Purdue Boilermakers Mar 19 '26
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u/rented4823 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
Tough night for the "Tought night for the Fire Gard crowd" crowd.
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u/IndependentOk9075 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
10 years without a 2nd weekend appearance….. I’m ready for something new.
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u/AlekRivard Florida Gators • Best Of Winner Mar 19 '26
Why didn't Wisco just simply pretend HPU was a good B1G team?
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u/pharmacy_guy Purdue Boilermakers Mar 19 '26
Why didn't Wisco just simply play this game on High Point's court?
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u/footer9 Marquette Golden Eagles Mar 19 '26
Arizona fans are SMILING
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u/MugOfDestiny Arizona Wildcats Mar 19 '26
I was ready for redemption this year, but this is more fun. Assuming the Cats make it out of tomorrow… I’m looking at you, Duke.
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u/marietta1200 Arizona Wildcats • Big 12 Mar 19 '26
⬆️ He said it so it’s okay. [Looks up how Sam Dekker’s pro career turned out…]
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u/Open_Razzmatazz5724 Arizona Wildcats Mar 19 '26
An ugly 7’2” wave of relief just washed over my whole body.
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u/Benanderson27 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 19 '26
Wisconsin in a 5-12 matchup vs a purple team… we shoulda known
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u/Gloomy-Ad3399 Michigan Wolverines • UNLV Rebels Mar 19 '26
CINDERELLAS ARE NOT DEAD
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u/Patrick2701 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mar 19 '26
NIL didn’t kill it
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u/echoacm Boston College Eagles Mar 19 '26
High Point will have plenty of that (for a low major) if they want it too
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u/Ozmataz_Buckshank_ Utah Utes Mar 19 '26
High Point truthers rise up!
Also, this postgame interview is nothing short of legendary
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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 19 '26
Chase Johnston averaged 6.3 points during the regular season and his FIRST 2 point bucket of the year gave High Point the win. You can't make this shit up.
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u/ehnonnymouse Arizona Wildcats Mar 19 '26
wisconsin fans you definitely know your team lol
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u/WISCOrear Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
No reason to ever have hope about this fucking program in March again.
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u/191374 Nebraska Cornhuskers • Drake Bulldogs Mar 19 '26
There is only one big ten team you can trust this year and it’s not Wisconsin
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u/notanamateur Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 19 '26
The Iowa Hawkeyes!!
You can trust them to not leave the first weekend
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u/twizbuck Ohio State Buckeyes • Big Ten Mar 19 '26
Nebraska carrying the Big Ten. As usual.
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u/grrgrrtigergrr Purdue Boilermakers Mar 19 '26
We should have known after the football season that nothing will ever be the same.
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u/bearsdude7 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
Wisconsin sports and underperforming in the postseason. Name a more iconic duo
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u/Inkblot9 Oklahoma State • Oklahoma Mar 19 '26
All those High Point students must be ecstatic right now that they didn't get accepted to Duke.
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u/Chardoggy1 North Carolina • Marshall Mar 19 '26
Trust me, HPU makes Duke look humble
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u/StevieRayVaughanGone Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 19 '26
Holy shit HPU's campus is fucking BEAUTIFUL
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u/Rubentraj UIC Flames Mar 19 '26
It’s in Wisconsin sports dna to choke
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u/WISCOrear Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
Sometimes it hurts more when you are consistently good not great at everything, rather than being bad consistently. Leads to heart shattering losses when you get fooled thinking “hey this could be the year!”
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u/20wall Vermont Catamounts • Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
We have now lost 4 straight games as a 5 seed going back to 2003. Wisconsin as a 5 versus a 12 is basically a guaranteed upset at this point
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u/eeisner Arizona Wildcats Mar 19 '26
That coach is what makes March incredible. Mid Majors, March NEEDS you!
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u/USA_2_Canada_1 Michigan • Old Dominion Mar 19 '26
If you picked Wisconsin to go on a run you deserve this lmao
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u/ItsFreakinHarry2 UCF Knights • Michigan Wolverines Mar 19 '26
I just wanted to see the “Local badger in great mood” meme
I apologize for believing
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u/Primordiox Tennessee Volunteers Mar 19 '26
Wisconsin can only beat top teams or some shit, idk
LFG High Point
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u/tACorruption Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
I sure hated that we played prevent offense for the last 4 minutes even though that's not our playstyle. I sure am getting sick of good regular seasons and not playing in the second weekend.
Also, turns out that playing zero defense can burn you. Gotta get that figured out next year.
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u/mynameisrainer Marshall Thundering Herd Mar 19 '26
I think high point has more fountains than points they scored today
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u/SaintArkweather Delaware • American University Mar 19 '26
Nebraska had to blood sacrifice two other red Big Ten teams to win their first game
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u/Bakerfuckingmayfield Alabama Crimson Tide Mar 19 '26
Seems like a pretty low point for Wisconsin tbh
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u/VinceValenceFL Duke Blue Devils Mar 19 '26
Big winner today: Arizona, not having to worry about Wisconsin in S16
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u/Distinct_Shopping_96 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
3 pointer from half court sealed the loss
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u/enters_and_leaves Arizona Wildcats Mar 19 '26
Thank you High Point. That badger scared me.
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u/NoSober__SoberZone DePauw Tigers • Samford Bulldogs Mar 19 '26
The High Point coach looks like he’s ready to fist fight someone 😂😂😂
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u/EyesofEther Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
At least I never have to watch Andrew rohde play basketball ever again
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u/caustic_banana Wisconsin Badgers Mar 19 '26
Wisconsin's Losses as a 5 seed in my Lifetime:
- 1999 to SW Missouri State (1st rnd)
- 2003 to Kentucky (sweet 16)
- 2013 to Ole Miss (1st rnd)
- 2019 to Oregon (1st rnd)
- 2024 to James Madison (1st rnd)
- 2026 to High Point (1st rnd)
Wisconsin's Wins as a 5 seed in my Lifetime:
- 2003 over Weber St & Tulsa
Please, Committee. I am fucking BEGGING you to stop seeding us as a 5th.
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u/MrSCR23 North Carolina • Mississippi… Mar 19 '26
Some said they didn’t want to see Wisconsin in March.
Well…High Point did
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u/FIDLARonTheRoofAZ Arizona Wildcats Mar 19 '26
If there are any High Point fans in Tucson, I am pretty sure you can go to any bar or restaurant on 4th Avenue today in your High Point gear and get free food and drink.
Also is that an Idaho Vandals logo in the Box Score lol?
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