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New Headline: Eagles' Sean Miller Rises to Promising Heights in Elite NCAA Tourney Start

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Texas basketball coach Sean Miller says the start of the NCAA Tournament with a First Four game is a new opportunity for the Longhorns.

Texas basketball Sean Miller knows plenty about competing in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. And he knows that a win over North Carolina State on Tuesday can do more than send his team into a round-of-64 meeting with sixth-seeded BYU in Portland, Ore. It could also propel the 11th-seeded Longhorns (18-14) on a darkhorse run in the NCAA Tournament.

UP NEXT TEXAS VS. NORTH CAROLINA STATE When/where: 8:10 p. m.

Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. TV/radio: truTV; 1300 AM. , 98.

1 FM. “I think there's some real power in getting a game under your belt and a win,” Miller said Sunday after finding out his program qualified for a sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth . “You've already won, you've already advanced.