Maupin's 17 points leads Texas Tech past Villanova in the first round of March Madness

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bailey Maupin scored seven of her 17 points in the final three minutes, and No. 7 seed Texas Tech held on to defeat 10th seed Villanova 57-52 on Friday night in the first round of March Madness.

“Everyone on this team knows if it’s their time, it’s their time, and they get to the basket,” said Maupin, who averaged a team-high 15.1 points per game this season. “Just happened to be me tonight.”

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