MINNEAPOLIS – The Virginia Cavaliers are the national champions of college basketball after a thrilling overtime victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders last night in a game that went back and forth throughout the night. It’s the first NCAA Championship for the Cavaliers, and they had to work for all of it. Texas Tech kept coming and coming, closing gap after gap until they forced an overtime before the Cavaliers settled it with their impeccable free throw shooting. Virginia pulled away early in the first half but Texas fought back. UVA later managed to regain the lead with a 3-pointer by Ty Jerome right before halftime, taking the score to 32-29. In the second half, Virginia came out swinging with a 3 by sharp shooter Kyle Guy. After a scoring run, the Cavaliers were up 40-31 before Tech’s […]
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