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After trailing by as many as 13 points in the first half, No. 8 Maryland mounted a furious rally to take a halftime lead, and Julian Reese's 13 second-half points helped the Terrapins hold off No. 9 West Virginia 67-65 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's South Regional Thursday.
Willard will coach his first NCAA Tournament game with Maryland on Thursday.
Indiana avenged a regular season loss on Friday with a 70-60 victory against Maryland in the 2023 Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
Just days after its big win over No. 3 Purdue last week, the Maryland Terrapins were stunned in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Jahmir Young scored 20 points, Hakim Hart added 13, and the Terrapins shot an unconscious 63% in the second half, upsetting No. 3 Purdue 68-54 in front of a raucous, court-storming Xfinity Center crowd.