LOS ANGELES: The University of Virginia captured their first US men’s college basketball championship on Monday night, with a 27-point performance from De’Andre Hunter to beat Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime.

Hunter led the offensive charge for the Cavaliers making a game-tying three-pointer with 12 seconds left in regulation and then another three with just over two minutes remaining in overtime to give Virginia the lead for good.

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