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  • Big South Mid-Season Report: A Two-Team Race, a Friendly Whistle, and a Tournament Formula

    We are officially (just over) halfway through the Big South slate, and the league has clarified into a familiar, but sharper, picture. High Point University (20–4, 8–1) and Winthrop (16–8, 8–1) sit tied atop the conference standings, separated not by record, but by style, tempo, and how games are officiated. Everyone else is fighting for…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: Presbyterian at High Point

    Qubein Center | Thursday, January 29 | 9:00 PM | ESPN 📍 Setting the Stage This is one of those games that looks straightforward on paper but could be anything but once the ball tips. High Point enters the night as the Big South’s standard bearer, 18–4 overall, 6–1 in league play, top-100 nationally, and…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: USC Upstate at High Point

    Qubein Center | Saturday 7:00| Big South Conference Game 📍 Setting the Stage High Point got punched in the mouth on Wednesday night.Not clipped. Not edged. Punched. Haymakered, even. The loss at Winthrop wasn’t just a loss. It was the Panthers’ worst Big South defeat in years and the first true conference blowout of the…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: High Point at Winthrop

    Rock Hill, SC  | Winthrop Coliseum (“The Coli”) | Wednesday 6:30 | Big South Showdown 📍 Setting the Stage This Winthrop team has been the final boss for every Big South contender for over two decades. This league used to belong to Winthrop — until it didn’t. The last time these teams met, High Point…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: High Point vs Longwood

    Nido & Mariana Qubein Arena | 2pm | Big South Play 📍 Where We Stand High Point opens the home portion of Big South play riding the momentum of a historic 2025. The calendar year closed with a statement road win in Asheville on New Year’s Eve, a fitting punctuation mark on a season that…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: La Salle Explorers

    Fri, Dec 19 • Qubein Center • High Point, NC 📍 Context & Stakes: Familiar Faces, Different Jerseys High Point returns home after a record-setting victory over Mary Baldwin, sitting at 9–3—a record that, oddly, still feels a bit hollow. For a roster this talented, losses to Southern Illinois and App State linger. Those were…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: Southern Illinois Salukis

    Wed, Dec 3 • Qubein Center • High Point, NC 📍 Series & Setting High Point continues its homestand now sitting at 7–1 with elite national metrics, especially on the offensive side. Many of HPU’s recent opponents have wanted to play in a similar mold: fast, furious, and with an emphasis on the three. This…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: Western Carolina Catamounts

    Sat, Nov 29 • Qubein Center • High Point, NC 📍 Series & SettingHigh Point returns home at 6–1, fresh off a Boardwalk Battle championship where the Panthers were tested by a couple quality mid-majors but took home the title by playing some of their cleanest, most balanced basketball of the season. Awaiting them is…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: Incarnate Word Cardinals

    Sat, Nov 22 • Boardwalk Battle — Daytona Beach, FL 📍 Series & Setting Another first-time matchup for High Point, this time against Incarnate Word (3–2) out of the Southland — and with a championship on the line. The Panthers enter the Boardwalk Battle finale at 5–1 with a chance to stabilize their non-conference momentum…

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  • 🐾 Panther’s Toothsayer: Canisius Golden Griffins

    Mon, Nov 17 • Qubein Center 📍 Series & Setting High Point and Canisius have met only once, a 78–70 Panther win in 2023 — and they enter Monday’s matchup carrying wildly different trajectories.  Canisius, the only Griffins in the D1 ranks, arrives from Buffalo at 2–2, picked last in the MAAC (13th of 13),…

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