The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team faces the No. 23 NC State Wolfpack to close out the Maui Invitational before making the long trip back to Austin.
The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team will look to close out the Maui Invitational on a high note Wednesday night against the No. 23 NC State Wolfpack in the fifth-place game. Texas dropped a 87-86 heartbreaker in the opening round against Arizona State before beating Division II Chaminade 119-78 in the consolation round despite committing a season-high 25 turnovers.
The Longhorns have yet to beat a high-major program three weeks into the season after losing matchups to Duke and Arizona State. Still ranked at No. 23 in the AP Poll, NC State will be Texas' toughest competition since the season-opening loss to the Blue Devils.Texas Longhorns head coach Sean Miller reacts to a play against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half of the Dick Vitale’s Invitational game at Spectrum Center. / Cory Knowlton-Imagn ImagesMiller shared his thoughts on NC State and what he hopes his team takes away from the trip to Maui. "The one thing I think for all of us is November is so much a month of growth, and you want to win while you grow and learn," Miller said. "But this experience, no matter what happens, you leave here with a way better understanding of what you have to fix who you are and maybe what you can become. So I think that's the quest. When we leave here, we're just not there yet. And to your point, we are playing a really good team tomorrow. We know that, and it's a great opportunity for us, because we blew one the other night. Making free throws at the end, we could have left that game with a with a hard-earned victory." NC State lost its opener in Maui to Seton Hall, 85-74, before taking down Boise State 81-70. The Wolfpack previously beat VCU at home in what is arguably the team's best win of the season so far.Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7
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