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Longhorns face Arizona State to open Maui Invitational

AUSTIN (KXAN) — For those attending the Maui Invitational to watch the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team, the first-round game times are perfect. Fans on the mainland, however, had better get a nap in during the day.
FILE – Texas forward Jericho Sims (20) and North Carolina forward Armando Bacot (5) tip off for the start of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Maui Invitational, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Asheville, N.C. The Maui Invitational will be played in Honolulu this year because of the wildfire that devastated Lahaina where the tournament usually is played. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)
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Texas opens the tournament Monday, Nov. 24, at 10 p.m. CT (6 p.m. in Hawaii), against Arizona State. A win puts the Longhorns in the semifinals against either Washington State or host Chaminade on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. A loss would push their consolation bracket game back to 9 p.m.

It has been a while since the Longhorns and Sun Devils have met on the hardwood. Cameron Ridley had a game-winning putback to lift Texas to an 87-85 win over Arizona State in the opening round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. It’s the sixth overall meeting between the programs, with Texas holding a 4-1 lead.

Texas is 10-5 all-time in the tournament with a championship in 2020 when the tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Texas has played in the tournament six times: 1993, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2020.

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Every team is guaranteed three games at the tournament, held at the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Maui. Auburn won the tournament last year, defeating Memphis 90-76.

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