The Georgia State coach whose son led the 14-seed to an upset over Baylor in the NCAA men 's basketball tournament on Thursday is teasing President Barack Obama for picking his team to lose in the first round . ' I hope you make better decisions in your presidency than you did about Georgia State ! ' coach Ron Hunter said after the game in a Vine video . The White House would n't apologize on Friday for Obama 's incorrect assumption that the Baylor Bears , a 3-seed in the tournament , would prevail against the Georgia State Panthers . The president 's spokesman did say , however that the young man who scored the winning basket 'certainly rose to the occasion . ' Scroll down for video . RJ Hunter ( left , with basketball ) made a last-minute three-pointer to send his Georgia State Panthers to the next 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 sank in , leading the 14-seed to upset 3-seed Baylor . Coach Hunter drew nationwide attention after he toppled off of the stool from which he had been cheering on his team after son RJ hit a deep three-pointer , putting the Panthers up 57-56 with 2.7 seconds remaining . Baylor had been favorited in the game by 9 . With the younger Hunter on fire , scoring 16 points , Georgia State claimed victory in the final seconds of the game . 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 . Remarking on the surprising come-from-behind win on Friday , White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said , `` That was a great shot there at the end of the game . ' ' I think there ’ s no question that ... that kind of high- level performance when the chips are down is certainly the kind of ... spirit that the president would hope to summon in the context of his job , too , ' he added . Georgia State , in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001 , was picked by few to advance to the second round . President Barack Obama had Baylor winning the game in his bracket . ' I hope you make better decisions in your presidency than you did about Georgia State ! ' coach Hunter said after the game , teassing the president . Coach Hunter 's assistants had to help 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 to reduce the strain of a Achilles tendon injury he incurred while 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 will play No . 6 team Xavier in the next round of the NCAA tournament 's West division of this year 's bracket . Their victory was the second 3-seed upset of the day , coming after UAB 's one-point win over Iowa State , favored by 14 points . The Georgia State 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 previous victory . Above , the coach with ( from left ) daughter Jasmine , wife Amy and son RJ . The underdog Panthers came from behind to beat the Baylor Bears . Hunter , above , scored 16 points alone during the game .
Proud father Ron Hunter lost balance and fell off his stool after junior RJ hit three - pointer with 2.7 seconds left . Fourteen - seed Panthers beat three - seed Baylor in NCAA tournament 57 - 56 . ' I hope you make better decisions in your presidency than you did about your State ! ' ben Hunter said after the game in a Vine video . White House would n't apologize for Obama 's incorrect assumption that Baylor would prevail but said the younger Hunter ' rose to the occasion ' ' I hope there ’ s no question that ... that kind of high- level performance when the chips are down is certainly the kind of ... spirit that the president may hope to summon in the midst of his job , too , ' Obama 's spokesman added .