Trending Now - High Point Upsets Wisconsin in March Madness Opener

WHO:

High Point University basketball team

Wisconsin Badgers basketball team

Cam'ron Fletcher, forward for High Point

Chase Johnston, guard for High Point

Rob Martin, guard for High Point

Nick Boyd, guard for Wisconsin

WHAT:

High Point upset Wisconsin 83-82 in the first round of the NCAA Men's Tournament

Chase Johnston scored the game-winning basket with 11 seconds remaining

Johnston's game-winning layup was his first two-point make of the season

Wisconsin's Nick Boyd missed a layup that would have put Wisconsin up 84-81

WHERE:

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

WHEN:

March 19th, 2026

HOW:

Rob Martin retrieved the rebound and passed downcourt to Chase Johnston for the layup

(UPDATED March 19, 2026 21:12 UTC)

In a thrilling upset at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, High Point University defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 83-82 in the first round of the NCAA Men's Tournament. Chase Johnston scored the game-winning layup with just 11 seconds left, marking his first two-point basket of the season, after Rob Martin grabbed the rebound and made a quick pass downcourt. Wisconsin's Nick Boyd had a chance to secure the win but missed a layup that would have put his team ahead 84-81.