Texas vs Xavier in NCAA Tournament

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DAYTON, Ohio — Now that the nerves of Selection Sunday have settled, the Texas basketball team can focus on the immediate task at hand.

Meeting Xavier in the Longhorns’ First Four debut.

And what exactly is the First Four? Added to the NCAA Tournament’s traditional field of 64 in 2011, it consists of eight teams travelling to the University of Dayton’s UD Arena in Ohio to compete in a two-night play-in tournament. Texas (19-15) and Xavier (21-11) are among the four at-large teams battling for two of the tournament’s No. 11 seeds, while the other two matchups involve four automatic qualifiers trying to claim a 16th seed.

Either Texas or Xavier (8:10 p.m. Wednesday, truTV, 1300/98.1) will advance to face sixth-seeded Illinois on Friday in Milwaukee.

Here’s what to know about Texas vs. Xavier in a First Four matchup:

Texas vs Xavier time

Day: Wednesday

Start time: 8:10 p.m.

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

How to watch Texas vs Xavier

TV channel: truTV

Livestream: Fubo (free trial), CBS Sports+

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Texas Longhorns: At home in NCAA Tournament

Texas rarely gets mentioned as a basketball school, but the Longhorns are among the elite when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. The team’s selection on Sunday marked the 39th overall appearance in the tournament for Texas.

The Longhorns may not have a rich history like Kentucky (a record 62 appearances) or UCLA (a record 11 national championships), but they do boast some surprising bona fides. Texas ranks ninth on the all-time list with 39 appearances in the tournament, it’s one of just seven schools to appear in at least 23 of the last 26 NCAAs and one of six schools to appear in at least 31 of the last 36 NCAAs.

But the Longhorns are the only team with at least 38 NCAA Tournament appearances to not win the title.

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