Postgame presser: Sean Miller, Longhorns speak to media after 79-71 win over BYU

[Hank South]

I'll post updates here. 

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Miller: "I'm beyond thrilled to be able to advance and have the opportunity to play into the next round."

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Miller says one word he'd use to describe the group: "resilient" 

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Miller says the last couple of games from a defensive perspective is as good as they've done all year. 

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Matas: "I love to play physical." 

Matas on missed FTs: "I just need to work more on that and improve."

[Hank South]

On the halftime comment Miller made on Dybantsa: 

"Don't misinterpret kind of the deeper meaning to it. And I think these guys understand it. We understood that he has the ability to score like nobody else. What we talked about is a jump shot by him as a victory for us. And what we couldn't afford is that he puts Dailyn in foul trouble, or he fouls our entire team out."

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Swain on the team's resiliency: 

"We didn't end the season how we wanted to, but we never folded. We never gave up on each other. I kind of think it made us closer, really. We kind of had like a player's only little meeting and I felt like that built our chemistry and that's what is making us a pretty dangerous team right now."

[Hank South]

Miller says a big reason Texas won is because of what Matas did. 

 

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Miller says they finished the game the right way. Lauds only turning the ball over nine times. 

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Tramon Mark: "We didn't get much sleep but we got enough sleep to win the game."

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Miller says they're hitting their stride defensively at the right time. 

Says this group is as close as they've been all year. 

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Tramon Mark on his four blocks: "They just came. That's what happens when you play hard." 

[Hank South]

Tramon Mark says he took his matchup with Dybantsa personally like he does with any matchup. 

[Tres Comas]

8 minutes ago, Hank South said:

Matas: "I love to play physical." 

[Hank South]

Miller says this team is hardened and ready for anything with the road game venues they've played in -- talking about a very pro BYU crowd in Portland. 

[Califashorn75]

I love that one block that Mark had on Dybantsa where he shook his head no! 

[Jordan91]

Was totally fine with Millers remark at halftime. It was true. 

[CoachBobbyFinstock]

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[Dawnpatrol75]

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[Thorn007]

9 offensive rebounds  matas.

1 for dybantsa.