Maryland overcame a sluggish start and a final heave at the buzzer by Kedrian Johnson, topping West Virginia 67-65 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Kedrian Johnson scored 20 points, Tre Mitchell added 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 8 seed West Virginia rolled to a 78-62 victory over ninth-seeded Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night.

James Akinjo scored 25 points and eighth-ranked Baylor overcame West Virginia 81-77.

14 West Virginia 91-90 on Saturday. Culver scored seven points in the second overtime to put West Virginia ahead 88-85 with 2:12 left. Reaves capped the scoring with a floater in the lane over McBride with 27 seconds left. West Virginia got it right back on a tie-up during the ensuing inbounds pass. AdAfter the ball went out of bounds again and West Virginia kept possession, McBride lofted a pass underneath the basket to Culver.