BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Kevin Willard is officially 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament as Maryland men’s basketball’s head coach.
No. 8-seed Maryland and No. 9-seed West Virginia played a classic March Madness game of runs, with 11 lead changes and the result in the balance as the final buzzer sounded.
“Survive and advance” is the old adage of March, but it proved true Thursday. The Terps will move on to the round of 32, where they will face No. 1 overall seed Alabama on Saturday.