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"The other part with Matas is that he can really put fouls on the other team," Miller said. Matas' ability to get Purdue's bigs to commit fouls is a huge factor on Thursday, he added.

Matas scores in a lot of different ways. Miller specifically mentioned that second shots off offensive rebounds and running the floor in transition are opportunities where Matas needs to score.

Swain cutting down on his turnovers has made a huge difference in Texas' ability to get into a flow on offense. Swain had a combined 12 assists and one turnover in the wins over BYU and Gonzaga.

Miller said Dailyn Swain came up in basketball as a pass-first guy. He's always had a gift for being a facilitator and playmaker who can set guys up, Miller said.

Texas has been more efficient lately when playing Matas and Nic Codie together. Miller said they'll explore more of that against Purdue.

Purdue's tendency to play with two big men on the floor gives the Boilermakers an advantage in offensive rebounding (Purdue is one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the country and gets a lot of second-chance scoring opportunities). "When Purdue misses, we can't let them kill us on the glass," Miller said.

On Purdue's Braden Smith, Miller said it's remarkable that he broke Bobby Hurley's NCAA assist record, which had stood for more than 30 years. "He's a big, big part of why Purdue is so great offensively," Miller said.

Miller believes Jordan Pope will be fine. He was able to get treatment for his ankle yesterday since the team had the day off.

Miller believes the officiating crews in the NCAA Tournament do let a little bit more slide in terms of calling fouls. Still, Miller said the Longhorns have gotten better about not fouling and avoiding some of the kinds of fouls they committed earlier in the season.

Miller: "We're looking forward to our trip to San Jose. Certainly, a hard-earned trip by our players, our coaches and our staff."

This is the first time since 2004, and the fifth time ever, that Texas has had the men's and women's teams reach the Sweet 16 in the same season.

I'm on a Zoom call with Sean Miller ahead of Texas taking on Purdue in the West Regional semifinal on Thursday (6:10 p.m., CBS). This will be the only time Miller or the Longhorns meet with the media before Tuesday's departure for San Jose.

He's not shooting it as much as he did last year at Cincinnati or his sophomore season at Texas. Still, 3.0 assists per game are a career high and 2.1 stocks (steals plus blocks) per game is right where he's been in his career. The outside shot never came (he's 0-for-14 from three this season).

@Gerry Hamilton odds u say Dailyn comes back? Also anyone else u know of that we are retaining?

He looks like he can do bad things to defensive lineman...

Right! Per the CBA, the NFL has to pay a certain percentage of its revenue to the players (and teams have a minimum salary cap that they can’t go below) so when the league’s revenue increases, so does the player’s salaries. I find it interesting how the football leagues make billions, but still a certain faction of fans would prefer to see the players get paid little to nothing in comparison to those billions. 🤔

I'd just point out that salaries are going up because the NFL's revenues are going up quickly, so the salary cap keeps rising. I'm OK with sharing it with the multi-millionaire athletes instead of the billionaire owners keeping it, though it would be nice to see more of the revenue benefits trickle down to fans in the form of cheaper in-stadium food or cheaper parking or whatever to improve the fan experience. As for JSN, that guy deserves his contract. He was amazingly productive at his position and his team just won the Super Bowl. It's the guys who get paid big bucks and don't produce who bother me more (especially the whiners). Jets are paying $48 million this year to two QBs who are no longer on their roster lol. And then there are Kyler and Tua ... Cards and Dolphins are eating close to $150 million in dead cap space for those two. Situations like those bother me more than a younger player like JSN getting paid on a second contract.

I gave up on professional sports a long time ago. College has their portal mess that needs to be cleaned up, but it still makes me feel something and brings me joy.

If Texas wins the series against OU this weekend, they should be #1! Period

That's why I don't pay attention to the polls in baseball, softball, or basketball. There will always be years that the top ranked teams don't really play much competition until the tournaments start. The only thing I care about is Texas making it out of the regionals and super regionals. From there you can't hide, you either fail or succeed and rankings won't matter.

@Gerry HamiltonWho would you think departs after this season thats not a senior ?

Awesome development!! I totally approve! Hook’em !!

What would have to happen for Texas to jump UCLA? Since they don't play ANYONE in the Top25 except USC, they probably won't lose a series. The Longhorns otoh play 8 teams in the Top25 and have a much higher chance of dropping one or more series. Seems really unfair to not even be rewarded for navigating a much harder SOS.