HPU men win conference tourney title, return to NCAA Tournament

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – High Point University is heading back to the NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Panthers built a double-digit lead in the first half, fended off an early second-half comeback with a key run of their own and defeated second-seeded Winthrop 91-76 in the Big South Conference men's basketball championship Sunday afternoon in the Freedom Hall Civic Center. High Point, after ...