BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone on this team knows if it\u2019s their time, it\u2019s their time, and they get to the basket,\u201d said Maupin, who averaged a team-high 15.1 points per game this season. \u201cJust happened to be me tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
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