The first wild finish of the NCAA Tournament’s first round is in the books. Fifth-seeded Auburn held on for a 78-77 win over New Mexico State in the Midwest Region.

With the Aggies trailing by two points, A.J. Harris had an open layup — that he passed up in order to fling the ball to Terrell Brown behind the 3-point line. Brown was fouled with 1.7 seconds left, but stepped to the line and missed, made, missed the free throws. But Auburn could not control the rebound.

The Aggies maintained possession after the ball went out of bounds and found Trevelin Queen for an-open 3-pointer at the buzzer. But he fired an airball and the Tigers prevailed in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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