High Point University fans say they're stoked to witness history, as the Panthers are ready to dance! "It's gonna be an awesome experience," Cameron Christi, a High Point University senior, said. Most of the students on the trip going on the trip are seniors. Students say this is the icing on the cake for their college career.

Led by guards Kezza Giffa and D'Maurion Williams, High Point enters the NCAA tournament — its first March Madness appearance in history — on a 14-game winning streak since a loss to Longwood on Jan. 16. The Boilermakers are limping into the NCAA Tournament.

Purdue will play a high-scoring, offensively efficient High Point team in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. A few things to know about the Panthers.