HPU Player Gives Jesus Christ Glory After Major Upset Win Over Wisconsin In NCAA Basketball Tournament

March Madness is here!

On Thursday, No. 12 seed High Point University defeated No. 5 Wisconsin in what is being called one of the biggest upsets in the NCAA college basketball tourney so far.

Wisconsin, which some sports analysts picked to run deep in the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, couldn’t hold its lead against High Point and lost in the last second of the game, 83-82.

Here were the final seconds.

A white kid from High Point wearing number 99 who only shoots 3s just made his first 2 Pt FG of the year to take the lead over 5 seed Wisconsin with 11.7 seconds left

THIS. IS. MARCH. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/8fVquGA5sW

— Chris Marler (@Vern_Funquist) March 19, 2026

However, after the game, High Point’s Chase Johnston did what many college basketball stars don’t do: give glory to Jesus Christ.

After getting the game-winning bucket, Johnston stated, “I just want to give all glory to my Lord