Maryland Terrapins take on West Virginia Mountaineers in first round of NCAA Tournament

West Virginia Mountaineers (19-14, 7-11 Big 12) vs. Maryland Terrapins (21-12, 11-9 Big Ten)

Birmingham, Alabama; Thursday, 12:15 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Maryland -2; over/under is 137.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Maryland Terrapins take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Terrapins have gone 11-9 against Big Ten opponents, with a 10-3 record in non-conference play. Maryland is eighth in the Big Ten scoring 70.4 points while shooting 44.9% from the field.

The Mountaineers' record in Big 12 play is 7-11. West Virginia is eighth in the Big 12 with 21.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Tre Mitchell averaging 4.1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julian Reese is averaging 11.2 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Terrapins. Hakim Hart is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Maryland.

Erik Stevenson is averaging 15.5 points for the Mountaineers. Kedrian Johnson is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games for West Virginia.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 5-5, averaging 68.5 points, 29.0 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points per game.

Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 73.4 points, 30.1 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.