March Madness Day 1: Duke survives scare as UNC, Wisconsin, AJ Dybantsa go down on Thursday

Posted Mar 20, 2026
Do mid-majors get a fair shake? It didn’t take long for Cinderella to enter the building. No. 12 seed High Point rallied from 10 points down on Thursday for an 83-82 thriller over No. 5 seed Wisconsin. It did so behind hot 3-point shooting down the stretch and a go-ahead layup in the final seconds from senior 3-point specialist Chase Johnston. (Yahoo! Sports)

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