Welcome to the Madness!
The 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks into high gear Thursday in what is the most exciting day of the year on the college basketball calander.
The action kicked off with an 8 vs. 9 matchup in the South Region, as Jahmir Young and the Maryland Terrapins battle West Virginia on CBS.
Elsewhere, No. 4 Virginia is facing No. 13 Furman on truTV.
We’ve got you covered with all the top highlights from an action-packed day of college hoops!
Virginia’s defense settled into a rhythm early against Furman, which fell into an 8-0 hole early in the first half.
Star power
As things continued, Furman forward Jalen Slawson came up big for the Paladins, which slowly began closing the gap.
Heating up
The Cavaliers had a few tricks up their sleeve, as Reece Beekman came up with one big play after another to keep Furman at arm’s length. Virginia carried a five-point lead, 32-27, into the half.
8. Maryland vs. 9. West Virginia
And we’re off!
WVU was the first to strike in this one, which sparked an early 14-0 run for the Mountaineers.
Picture-perfect 3
Midway through the first half, Maryland broke its scoring drought, but that didn’t faze West Virginia much. Exhibit A:
Clawing back!
West Virginia squandered a 13-point lead late in the first half after letting Maryland pull within a few points after a 16-2 run en route to taking the lead, 22-21, with 6:10 to play before halftime.
Both teams went back and forth and traded the lead two more times before the break, which ended with Maryland ahead by two points, 32-30.
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