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HIGH POINT — WIth the retirement of Roy Williams as head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina and Mike Krzyzewski intending to do the same after the upcoming

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Winthrop got after it defensively from the tip and held High Point to a 2-for-16 start from the floor Leading 13-4 the offense got going, hitting six of its next seven shots to open up a 29-8 lead with 10:31 left in the half Charles Falden ignited the 16-4 run, scoring the first five points and finishing with 10 points during the run Despite missing its final five shots of the half, the Eagles led 42-26 at the break Winthrop shot 38 percent from the floor while High Point shot 35 percent SEC...

2021/02/28 08:15 HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — John-Michael Wright had 24 points and 10 rebounds as High Point edged past South Carolina Upstate 65-60 in the Big South Conference tournament on Saturday. High Point (9-14) advances to play top-seeded Winthrop on Monday. Lydell Elmore had 15 points and eight rebounds for High Point. Emmanuel Izunabor added 11 rebounds and three blocks. Nevin Zink had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (5-18). Eve...

First Round (Sat., Feb. 27), ESPN3 Game 1: No. 10 Presbyterian vs. No. 7 Hampton, 2 p.m. Game 2: No. 9 USC Upstate vs. No. 8 High Point, 4 p.m. Quarterfinals (Mon., March 1), ESPN3 Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. No. 2 Radford, 6 p.m. Game 4: Game 2 winner vs. No. 1 Winthrop, 6 p.m. Game 5: No. 5 Longwood vs. No. 4 UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. Game 6: No. 6 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 3 Campbell, 7 p.m. Semifinals (Thur., March 4), ESPN+ Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6/7 p.m. Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. G...

Campbell looks to extend streak vs High Point February 22, 2021 GMT John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center, Buies Creek, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Campbell looks for its seventh straight conference win against High Point. Campbell’s last Big South loss came against the Radford Highlanders 67-61 on Jan. 20. High Point came up short in a 71-63 game at home to Winthrop in its last outing. STEPPING UP: Campbell’s Cedric Henderson Jr. has averaged 15.8 points and 4.4 rebounds...

Winthrop looks to extend streak vs High Point February 17, 2021 GMT Millis Center, High Point, North Carolina; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Winthrop looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over High Point. Winthrop has won by an average of 15 points in its last five wins over the Panthers. High Point’s last win in the series came on Jan. 28, 2017, an 83-80 win. BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: High Point’s John-Michael Wright has averaged 20.4 points and 4.8 rebounds while Lydell...

Wright lifts High Point past Charleston Southern 77-73 (Source: Bilodeau, Kevin) By Associated Press | February 11, 2021 at 11:07 PM EST - Updated February 12 at 2:04 PM HIGH POINT, N.C. -- — John-Michael Wright had 24 points as High Point edged past Charleston Southern 77-73 on Thursday night. VIDEO: CSU loses double-digit lead in loss at High Point Bryant Randleman had 16 points for High Point (8-10, 6-7 Big South Conference). Lydell Elmore added 14 points and nine rebounds, and Alex...

John-Michael Wright had 28 points as High Point edged past Gardner-Webb 72-69 on Saturday.

High Point looks to sweep Gardner-Webb January 30, 2021 GMT Paul Porter Arena, Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb seeks revenge on High Point after dropping the first matchup in Boiling Springs. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 29, when Gardner-Webb made only seven foul shots on 15 attempts while the Panthers hit 17 of 26 en route to a four-point victory. ARE YOU EXPERIENCED: High Point has relied on senior leadership this year while Gardner-W...