Miller isn't happy with the fact that Texas only had three offensive rebounds in the second half.

Miller said it's on him that Texas gave the Aggies "four point-blank layups" in the second half. He just felt the defense didn't execute and didn't play with enough effort when A&M was having success finding open cutters.

Miller on the fouls committed on 3-point shooters: "I thought one time we almost did it on purpose. You just can't tackle the 3-point shooter."

we just won’t ever be a basketball school.  sweet 16 should be celbrated

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Miller said it's on him that Texas gave the Aggies "four point-blank layups" in the second half. He just felt the defense didn't execute and didn't play with enough effort when A&M was having success finding open cutters.

Effort again? It’s the Aggies that has effort built in. 

Miller: "We had a lot of things that we dealt with, especially in the second half, that aren't characteristic of our recent play. I thought we regressed a little bit."

A&M has a brand new coach too and they have one loss. 

Miller said a decent amount of Rashaun Agee's 17 points came either on coverage breakdowns defensively or Agee getting second-chance points.

Miller said the team's miscues tonight are on him more so than any of the other games this season.

Miller, again, pointing out that it was too easy for A&M to get a few buckets in the second half. Texas wasn't able to replicate that eight-point run on the other end of the floor.

Miller: "We're looking for high performance. That's what it takes in the SEC. Our performance wasn't at that level today."

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Miller said the team's miscues tonight are on him more so than any of the other games this season.

This is the part I love about Miller. He’s not afraid to call himself out. I give him a pass because he’s not making Heide give up four point plays that completely change the game or scoring points for the other team, but he did sign him. 

Miller said there have been times this season where the bench has played well, but tonight wasn't one of those nights.

How do you come to a packed house playing your rival and not have effort? 

After the first four minutes of the second half, Miller liked the effort. What Texas didn't do, however, was get the stops it needed to turn the tide.

Miller: "I'll be shocked when I watched those first four minutes of the second half if I see a Texas team flying around... We were not that team."

Miller: "They beat us in the second half."

Miller said Texas couldn't get stops because there weren't five guys locked in at the same time when they needed to be for a full possession.

"Until we're able to just do that better," he said, "we're leaving ourself very vulnerable."

Miller's biggest issue with the defense is how good Texas was on defense in the first half, compared to the lapses in the second half.

On how the Aggies were able to limit Matas, Miller said Rashaun Agee had a lot to do with it.

"He was, in many ways, the difference in the game," Miller said.

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On how the Aggies were able to limit Matas, Miller said Rashaun Agee had a lot to do with it.

"He was, in many ways, the difference in the game," Miller said.

And how much shorter is he than Matas?

That's it for Sean Miller.

2 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

And how much shorter is he than Matas?

Four inches. 

3 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Four inches. 

That actually a nod to RT. You don’t need height to rebound. Unfortunately his teams didn’t rebound well either. 

Thank for the recap, Jeff. Well done.