A college basketball coach who injured himself celebrating his team 's last victory was knocked out of his chair after after seeing his son hit a game winning shot . Ron Hunter , the coach of Georgia State , toppled off of the stool where he had cheered on the Panthers after his son RJ sent the 14-seed past Baylor into the NCAA tournament 's third round . Hunter 's deep three-pointer put the Sun Belt conference champions up 57-56 with 2.7 seconds remaining , and his team held on for their first tournament win . Scroll down for video . RJ Hunter ( left , with basketball ) made a last-minute three-pointer to send his Georgia State Panthers to the third round of the NCAA Tournament . RJ 's father Ron ( center ) , Georgia State 's coach , fell off of his rolling chair , which he was forced to sit on after tearing his Achilles tendon on Sunday . The elder hunter was helped up from the floor by assistants after the stunning shot from range , which led the 14-seed to upset 3-seed Baylor . Baylor , from the Big 12 conference had been favorited in the game by 9 , though Georgia State was able to beat the Bears behind the younger Hunter 's 16 points . The Panthers had been down by 12 with less than three minutes left before surging back for a stunning comeback and winning on the junior guard , according to ESPN . Coach Hunter 's assistants helped him get back into his chair after he was literally floored by his son 's last minute heroics . He had been perched on the rolling chair after he tore his Achilles tendon celebrating the team 's Sun Belt victory over Georgia Southern . The proud father , 50 , was wearing a cast and often tried to stand up before being restrained by other coaches during the game . Georgia State , in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001 , was led into the third round by RJ Hunter and his father ( pictured ) Georgia State will play either 6-seed Xavier or 11-seed Ole Miss in the next round of the NCAA tournament 's West bracket . Their victory was the second 3-seed upset of the day , coming after UAB 's one-point win over Iowa State , who was favored by 14 points . The squad is making its first appearance in the NCAA 's big dance since 2001 . Team members include former Louisville player Kevin Ware , who broke his leg at the tournament in 2013 in gruesome fashion . RJ Hunter ( left , facing crowd ) celebrated his game-winning shot with his sister Jasmine ( center ) and mother Amy ( left ) Ron Hunter ( left ) tore his Achilles tendon while celebrating his team 's Above , the coach with ( from left ) daughter Jasmine , wife Amy and son RJ . The underdog Panthers came back from 12 points down against the Baylor Bears with 16 points from RJ Hunter ( right )
Ron Hunter tore his celebrating after tiger State won Sun Belt . Proud father lost assists and rebounds after son RJ hit three - pointer with 2.7 left . Fourteen - seeded state defeated three - seed Baylor in NCAA finals 57 - 56 .