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Oklahoma Sooners snap losing streak, take down No. 12 Kansas State

The Oklahoma Sooners took down the No. 12 Kansas State Wildcats 79-65 to end their four-game losing streak.

In front of a sparse crowd at the Lloyd Noble Center, the Oklahoma Sooners took down the No. 12 Kansas State Wildacats 79-65 to end their four-game losing streak. OU had been winless since their stunning upset against the now No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide back on Jan. 28. 17 days later, the Sooners are back in the win column.

This win puts the crimson and cream back to .500 on the season and at 3-10 in Big 12 play.

Four out of five OU starters scored in double digits, with Grant Sherfield and Tanner Groves leading the way with 22 and 16. Otega Oweh was the only Sooners starter held under 19 points but was an absolute pest on the defensive end of the floor.

The Sooners played a very good defensive game, and Kansas State didn’t help themselves with how they were shooting. The Wildcats shot just 20% from three-point range and committed 14 turnovers. This loss dropped them to fifth in the Big 12.

Nothing will be pretty or come easily for this OU squad for the remainder of this season. They’ll be the underdog in every game going forward, but they have a certain grit to them that keeps them in games like this one. Their physical defense kept K-State reeling for 40 minutes.

While a tournament bid is very unlikely, it’s not out of the cards for OU. Of their five remaining games, four of them are against ranked opponents. Winning more than three of those is a very tall order, but it could get the Sooners into March Madness.

The Sooners will travel to Austin to take on the No. 6 Texas Longhorns on Saturday. The last time these teams met, the burnt orange took home a 70-69 win at the Lloyd Noble Center.

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Oklahoma Sooners dominated on the road by West Virginia 93-61

The Oklahoma Sooners had no answers in Morgantown, losing 93-61 to the West Virginia Mountaineers.

For the second straight game, very little went right for the Oklahoma Sooners. This time, it was the West Virginia Mountaineers pouring it on in Morgantown after Oklahoma was blown out by Oklahoma State earlier this week.

West Virginia jumped out to an 11-point lead midway through the first half, before the Oklahoma Sooners brought it back to within three at 25-22. But from that point on, it was all Mountaineers.

The Mountaineers closed the half up 56-30, and that was pretty much all she wrote. Oklahoma didn’t have an answer after the break.

[autotag]Erik Stevenson[/autotag] led all scorers with 34 points on 13 of 23 shooting on the night. He was six of 11 from three-point range and was the difference in the ball game. Only two other Mountaineers scored in double figures.

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The Sooners had another poor shooting night on Saturday. They were 23.8% from three and 37.3% from the field. Grant Sherfield and Joe Bamisile were the only Sooners in double figures, and only four Sooners had two or more made field goals.

After the win over No. 2 Alabama, it felt like the Sooners were figuring some things out. Well, that’s all gone out the window, and Oklahoma looks like a team that will be hoping for an NIT berth at the end of the season. Porter Moser and the Sooners have some soul-searching to do as they prepare for No. 11 Baylor on Wednesday.

Here’s a look at the best photos from the Sooners’ 93-68 loss to West Virginia.

Social media reacts to the Sooners stunning win over No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide

The Oklahoma Sooners stunned No. 2 Alabama in front of an incredible home crowd on Saturday and social media reacted accordingly.

Nobody would have predicted the type of crowd that the Oklahoma Sooners would pull for their matchup with the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide after their blowout loss to TCU.

But the fans showed up, and the Sooners were incredible on the floor in beating the No. 2 team in the nation. It was a huge win in what could be a defining moment for the 2022-2023 season and the Porter Moser era.

The Sooners had fallen just short in their losses to ranked teams in Big 12 play before their loss to the Horned Frogs. Well, against Alabama, Moser and his crew seemed to play like a team on a mission, hoping to erase everything that had gone on in Big 12 play and start fresh in the Big 12-SEC Challenge. And if today is any indication, perhaps this team figured some things out.

Time will tell, but for today, it was a momentous occasion for Porter Moser, the Oklahoma Sooners, and the fans in attendance. Not every game will go this way, but today showed that a strong home presence could be a difference-maker in a big-time basketball game.

Everyone in the program deserved that kind of support, and the Sooners faithful were rewarded with an opportunity to storm the floor after the game went final.

Here are some of the best social media reactions from the Sooners huge win over Alabama.

Relive the Oklahoma Sooners upset win over No. 2 Crimson Tide in fantastic photos

Relive the Oklahoma Sooners’ incredible win over the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide with these fantastic photos.

The Oklahoma Sooners took advantage of an incredible home atmosphere and a fantastic shooting night to stun the No. 2 team in the nation on Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center.

It was an incredible scene from start to finish as the Sooners shot just under 70% from three, hitting 9 of 13 attempts to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 93-69. It was the Sooners’ first win over a No. 1 or 2 team in the AP Poll since beating No. 1 Kansas back in 2002.

For a team that was blown out by TCU and Oklahoma State in the last week and a half, the Sooners needed this win to keep their tournament hopes alive and provide a boost to a program that appeared on the ropes.

Grant Sherfield poured in 30 points, Jalen Hill provided 26 of his own, and Tanner Groves had a double-double in the big win over the Sooners.

It was a fantastic atmosphere in Norman, and the fans made their presence felt from start to finish. Sooner Nation was rewarded with a fantastic effort from the home crowd and rushed the court when the final buzzer went off.

Here’s a look at the best photos from the Sooners’ win over Alabama on Saturday.

Oklahoma Sooners dominate No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide in front of raucous crowd

The Oklahoma Sooners dominated No. 2 Alabama in a 93-69 win in front of a raucous crowd at the Lloyd Noble Center.

They didn’t keep the students off the court in Norman as the unranked Oklahoma Sooners defeated the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 93-69. Less than a week after getting blown out in Fort Worth by TCU, Porter Moser’s squad needed a big win.

They got it.

While Alabama did strike first after a few made free throws by Brandon Miller, the Sooners would end up taking the lead a few minutes later on a Tanner Groves layup. OU led for the remainder of the game.

The Sooners put together a sensational effort on both sides of the floor. They shot 57% from the field and 69% from three-point range. Meanwhile, Alabama rarely had any space to breathe. The Sooners held the Crimson Tide to 37.9% from the floor and 27.3% from three-point range.

Grant Sherfield was simply fantastic. There was an audible buzz in the air every time he had the ball in his hands. He had a big day on offense with 30 points and six assists. Jalen Hill was fantastic as well, pouring in 26 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He was also 6 of 7 from the free throw line and 2 of 2 from three.

An unsung hero, if you could call him that, would have to be Tanner Groves. The elder Groves was everywhere and dominated on the glass, picking up 12 rebounds. Groves also tallied 14 points, giving him a double-double.

It was simply a perfect effort from an OU squad. Their shooting was fantastic for 40 minutes, and while Alabama did seem to be the bigger team, the Sooners held their own around the glass, particularly when Tanner Groves was on the floor. The Tide held a 15-6 edge on the offensive glass, but Oklahoma minimized that impact with their fantastic shooting effort. Despite the huge difference, Oklahoma still narrowly edged out Alabama 36-35 on the boards.

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The Oklahoma Sooners needed that win in a huge way. It was their first win over a team ranked No. 1 or 2 in the AP Poll since beating No. 1 Kansas back in 2002. This has an opportunity to be a season and program-defining win for Porter Moser and the Sooners after struggling in recent weeks. With Oklahoma falling onto the NCAA tournament bubble, this win has a chance to catapult them back into the March Madness field.

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Best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners loss to the TCU Horned Frogs

Check out some of the best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners’ loss to the TCU Horned Frogs.

The Sooners’ road trip to Fort Worth went about as bad as it could go. Falling behind 11-0 from the jump put Oklahoma in a hole they couldn’t climb out of against an aggressive Horned Frogs team that was coming off a win over the Kansas Jayhawks.

Oklahoma’s leading scorer was [autotag]C.J. Noland[/autotag], with 11 points off the bench. [autotag]Grant Sherfield[/autotag] had just five points on 2 of 11 shooting and was just 1 of 8 from three. The starting lineup combined for only 20 points.

On the evening, the Sooners shot 31.3% as a team, and their three-point struggles continued, shooting just 26.3% from downtown. That’s the Oklahoma Sooners’ second blowout loss in the last three games and second consecutive loss by 16 or more on the road.

What was a promising start to the season has put the Oklahoma Sooners’ tournament chances on life support. They’d struggled in Big 12 play to close out games, but in the last week, they’ve seen those close losses turn into blowouts and have had few answers for their opposition on the road.

The schedule doesn’t get any easier either as the Sooners prepare to host the No. 2 team in the nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide. But until then, here are the best photos from the Sooners’ loss to the TCU Horned Frogs.

Sooners on wrong end of blowout, downed by the TCU Horned Frogs 79-52

Oklahoma Sooners blown out by the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, 79-52.

Things aren’t fun for the Oklahoma men’s basketball team right now. Their season might have hit rock bottom today as they lost to TCU 79-52 on the road.

From the tip, TCU looked and played like the better team. Any signs of a hangover from their road upset over Kansas were nonexistent. OU turned the ball over on four of its first five possessions of the game, helping the Horned Frogs race out to an 11-0 lead. From that point, the avalanche just kept rolling downhill for Porter Moser’s team.

Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Mike Miles was in a zone for TCU, finishing with 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including a perfect 10-of-10 mark from the charity stripe. C.J. Noland led the way for Oklahoma in points with 11 but still finished -24 for the game. Grant Sherfield, Oklahoma’s offensive engine, was bottled up. His five points on 2-of-11 shooting were just a footnote in this game.

TCU’s long and athletic defense swarmed Oklahoma all night and forced them to play way too fast. The Sooners don’t play the fastest but entered the game as the nation’s 20th-ranked field-goal percentage team. TCU’s 66th-ranked defense showed up in a big way to speed them up, and the Frogs did a good job contesting shots throughout the game.

A 44-27 halftime deficit didn’t get any better for the Sooners after the break. The Sooners were on the wrong end of another 11-0 run out of the locker room. Moser had seen enough and gave younger guys like Otega Oweh and Benny Schroder extended minutes in the blowout. The TCU lead ballooned to 31 points, and the rest is history.

Oklahoma’s starters combined for just 20 points. For a normally scrappy Sooners team that has played a lot of tough games, Tuesday’s performance felt like the wheels completely falling off on this Sooners’ season.

The 27-point defeat is OU’s worst loss since it’s a 77-47 loss to Baylor on Jan. 28, 2019.

Oklahoma will step away from the Big 12 grind to do battle with the SEC’s best team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off between the Sooners and the Crimson Tide is slated for 1 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center.

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Best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners narrow loss to Baylor

A look at some of the best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners’ 62-60 loss to the No. 21 Baylor Bears.

The Oklahoma Sooner men’s basketball team has been good this season. It just hasn’t been good enough in the final minutes of games. As has happened often en route to their 11-8 record, the Sooners held a late lead against the No. 21 Baylor Bears, but couldn’t hit enough shots late to pull off the upset win.

“We’re obviously just really mad and frustrated,” forward Jalen Hill said after the game. “We’re playing our butts off out there. We’re competing, and we just can’t find a way to win. That’s obviously frustrating.”

Oklahoma shoots a lot of threes. Porter Moser’s offense creates opportunities for the three ball. But they haven’t been consistent enough from three to warrant 21 attempts in a game. They shot just 23.8% on those 21 attempts from downtown in a game decided by just two points.

Things don’t get any easier for the Sooners who go on the road to Fort Worth to play the No. 14 TCU Horned Frogs next. TCU just went to Lawrence and beat No. 2 Kansas by 23 points. After that, Oklahoma will host No. 4 Alabama as part of the Big 12-SEC challenge.

Oklahoma Sooners drop another close one at home, 62-60 to the Baylor Bears

The Oklahoma Sooners lost another close one to a ranked opponent, losing to the No. 21 Baylor Bears 62-60 on Saturday.

The Big 12 is the best conference in college basketball. But that’s no consolation for an Oklahoma Sooners team that fell to 2-5 in conference play after another close loss. This time, they dropped another tight contest to the No. 21 Baylor Bears 62-60.

The Sooners took a 58-56 lead over the Bears with 1:39 remaining on a [autotag]Milos Uzan[/autotag] lob to [autotag]C.J. Noland[/autotag]. Baylor responded on their next possession with a three-pointer by Jalen Bridges. Grant Sherfield drove to the basket to retake the lead, but his floater off the backboard rattled off the rim. The Bears extended their lead with a contested three-pointer by Adam Flagler. It was a strong defensive possession by Sherfield, Flagler was clutch in the moment to extend Baylor’s lead to four with 24 seconds to play.

Oklahoma pulled within two in the final seconds but couldn’t get the ball back in the waning moments.

It was another frustrating home loss for Oklahoma against a ranked opponent. The Sooners led by four at halftime in what was a tightly contested game that saw multiple lead changes throughout.

[autotag]Jalen Hill[/autotag] led the way with 17 points and nine rebounds. He was 8 of 13 from the field. [autotag]Tanner Groves[/autotag] was the only other Sooner in double-figures with 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting and was 2 of 5 from three.

The Sooners struggled again from three-point range, shooting 23.8% from behind the arch on 21 attempts.

Oklahoma’s leading scorer on the season, [autotag]Grant Sherfield[/autotag], was just 3 of 10 from the field for eight points.

With the loss, Oklahoma falls to 11-8 on the season and is just 2-6 in Big 12 play. For their next challenge, the Sooners head to Fort Worth to take on the No. 14 ranked TCU Horned Frogs (15-4, 9-2 in Big 12). The Frogs picked up a big win on Saturday over Kansas, 83-60.

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Sooners can’t keep up with Cowboys in second half, lose 72-56

Oklahoma State’s lights-out shooting in the second half spoiled a strong start for the Sooners in Bedlam as they fall 72-56.

Everything looked good for the Oklahoma Sooners after the first 20 minutes of play. Oklahoma led Oklahoma State in Stillwater by six at the break. And that’s where the good times ended.

The two sides traded three-pointers to start the second half. Then the Cowboys went on a tear, outscoring the Sooners by 22 points in the second half to come up with a big 72-56 win.

Grant Sherfield, who had 15 points in the first half, was held scoreless in the second on 0 for 6 shooting. Milos Uzan, who’d been on a role of late, was held under double figures for the first time in four games. He took just two second-half attempts, going 1 of 2 after the break and finishing with just eight points. Jacob Groves was the only other Sooner in double figures with 10 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

As a team, the Sooners shot just 41.7% from the field and 26.7% from three. It was behind the arch that was the difference in the ball game. The Oklahoma State Cowboys shot 41.2% from three.

Oklahoma’s offense couldn’t keep their same level of efficiency and then had few answers at the other end of the court for a Cowboys offense that poured in 48 second-half points.

With every game a gauntlet in the Big 12, dropping one to your in-state rival that was just a tick over .500 on the season hurts your NCAA tournament resume. After their opening-season loss to Sam Houston, the Sooners had little margin for error.

The Sooners now prepare for a tough stretch of games featuring ranked opponents. They’ll host No. 21 Baylor on Saturday before traveling south to Fort Worth to take on No. 14 TCU. Then they host the No. 4 team in the nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide. A couple of wins in that stretch could right a lot of what went wrong on Wednesday evening in Stillwater, but that will be a tough task for the Oklahoma Sooners.

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