Men's Basketball: How to Watch Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
(by Carson Field) It took him eight tries, but Porter Moser finally got his first win over Texas last year. Coming into the game between the Sooners and Longhorns in Austin on March 8, Moser was 0-7 against Texas in his tenure at Oklahoma. Moser led his squad to a 76-72 win over the Horns in both teams’ 2024-25 regular-season finale in a game that...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU basketball fades in final minutes, losing streak hits seven
(by Bob Przybylo) There is just a stretch that you can count on right now with OU basketball. Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter how good things might look, it falls apart. And it’s not always in the final minute or final seconds. For a team on a six-game losing streak, every possession matters. Careless with just a few is enough to derail everything...read more from SoonerScoop.com
Men's Basketball: How to Watch Oklahoma Sooners vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — The Sooners have seemingly found a new way to lose in each of their last six games. They’ve been blown out. They’ve blown leads. And, on Saturday, they lost at the buzzer in overtime at the hands of Missouri’s Mark Mitchell. Oklahoma’s opponents have found a new, gut-wrenching way to hand the Sooners a...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Drops Sixth Game in a Row as Missouri Capitalizes on Heroic Shots
(by Carson Field) The Sooners were five seconds away from ending their losing streak on Saturday. But that proved to be too much for Missouri’s Trent Pierce. With the Tigers trailing by three points, Pierce hit a 3-pointer from the logo to tie the game and send it to overtime. Oklahoma led by two points with four seconds left in overtime, but...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Oklahoma basketball spiraling as brutal Missouri road test raises urgency
(by Chip Rouse) Oklahoma men's basketball is reeling, gasping for air and on the verge of going on life support as the Sooners head back out on the road -- to the place they call CoMo -- to face the Missouri Tigers. At 11-8, 1-5, the Sooners' season has reached a severe state of urgency and has head coach Porter Moser firmly on the hot seat...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Oklahoma basketball to raise Buddy Hield's No. 24 jersey in rafters, honor 2016 Final Four team
(by Tom Green) A decade after leading Oklahoma to the Final Four, Buddy Hield will officially be enshrined in program history. The Sooners announced Thursday that Hield, the consensus 2016 national player of the year, will have his jersey raised to the rafters of the Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, when Oklahoma hosts...read more from Sooners Illustrated
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Struggles in Second Half vs. South Carolina as Sooners Drop Fifth in a Row
(by Carson Field) Tuesday’s game felt like a must-win for Oklahoma, but the Sooners fell short. OU lost 85-76 to South Carolina on the road. The loss marks Oklahoma’s fifth in a row, as the Sooners have also dropped games against Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Florida and Alabama since beginning SEC play. OU fell to 11-8 overall and 1-5 in...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Set for Battle With South Carolina in Desperate Need of a Win
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — There are no easy games in the Southeastern Conference. But Tuesday’s game against South Carolina is about the closest thing to that. Through the first two-and-change weeks of conference play, every SEC squad is ranked in the top 100 of the NET rankings, which are used by the NCAA Tournament selection...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Men's Basketball: Despite 11-point halftime lead, Sooners fall to No. 18 Alabama
(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — After a back and forth game, Oklahoma had one final chance on Saturday. After Alabama split a pair of free throws, the Sooners trailed by two points with 4.1 seconds remaining. Nijel Pack inbounded the ball to Mohamed Wague, who pitched it back to Pack. Pack attempted a 3-pointer for the win, but the...read more from the OUInsider
Oklahoma Prepares for a Get-Back Game Against the Crimson Tide
(by Brady Trantham) NORMAN — Things have become ugly very fast in Norman for Porter Moser's Sooners. After a promising start in conference play with a win over the Ole Miss Rebels, Oklahoma (11-6, 1-3 SEC) dropped consecutive road games before an abysmal performance at the Lloyd Noble Center last Tuesday in a 17-point loss...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Where OU hoops ranks in SEC NIL spending
(by Brody Lusk) There’s no doubt that the Oklahoma basketball job is one of the most difficult jobs in the SEC. Regardless of where you stand on Porter Moser and whether or not things with him and the Sooners are working, here are some details that will help you understand why this job is difficult, for Moser or whoever is coaching at...read more from the OUInsider
Men's Basketball: Sooners get dominated at home by No. 19 Florida
(by Brody Lusk) Last week was a rough one for Oklahoma basketball, losing two road games to Mississippi State and Texas A&M. The Sooners returned home Tuesday night to take on No. 19 Florida, but the poor play continued as the Gators walked into Norman and controlled the game from start to finish in a 96-79 win. This game was not...read more from the OUInsider
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Returns Home to Battle Florida After Dreadful Road Trip
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Last week did not go well for the Sooners. Oklahoma lost road games at Mississippi State and Texas A&M, dropping its conference record to 1-2. The back-to-back losses to their maroon-and-white foes followed the Sooners’ SEC-opening win against Ole Miss on Jan. 3. This week is even more challenging. While the...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Sooners drop second consecutive SEC game despite Nijel Pack's 24 points
(by Jesse Crittenden) Despite and up-and-down first half, Oklahoma continued to hang around in College Station. With 13:59 left in the game, a Nijel Pack 3-pointer even gave the Sooners a four-point lead. Then, the wheels fell off for the Sooners. They scored just 12 points over the final 14 minutes, as they saw their four-point dwindle...read more from the OUInsider
Men's basketball seeks bounceback on road against Texas A&M
(by Tom Green) Porter Moser's word of choice Friday was "tentative." Oklahoma's fifth-year coach used it several times when previewing Oklahoma's next challenge — a Saturday afternoon road game at Texas A&M — just days removed from a discouraging road loss to Mississippi State. That quick turnaround from a Wednesday night tip to...read more from Sooners Illustrated
Men's Basketball: Sooners' offense goes ice cold in loss at Mississippi State
(by Jesse Crittenden) For much of the season, Oklahoma’s offense hasn’t been a problem. The defense has been the much-bigger question mark. But that wasn’t the case Wednesday night in Starkville. The Sooners’ defense allowed them to hang around for much of the game against Mississippi State. But the offense never came...read more from the OUInsider
Men's Basketball: Sooners bring hot streak into tricky SEC road game at Mississippi State
(by Chip Rouse) The Oklahoma men continue their multiple-game tour of Mississippi basketball teams with a midweek SEC road game at Mississippi State on Wednesday. This will be the sixth meeting all-time on the hardwood between OU and Mississippi State, with the Bulldogs holding a slight 3-2 edge. The Sooners have won the last two...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Hoops: Sooners beat Ole Miss to open SEC play behind Xzayvier Brown's second-half surge
(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — The offenses for both Oklahoma and Ole Miss were sizzling in the first half on Saturday. The Sooners shot 50% from the floor. Ole Miss made nine 3-pointers on 60% shooting from beyond the arc, as the Sooners clung to a two-point lead. But after halftime, both teams tightened up. But one player proved to...read more from the OUInsider
Oklahoma HC Porter Moser Ready for 'Challenging' SEC Slate, Opener vs. Ole Miss
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Starting Saturday, the games will “mean more” for the Sooners. Oklahoma hosts Ole Miss for its SEC opener, with tipoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. The Sooners won eight of their final nine non-conference games after they started the year 2-2. Saturday’s game against Ole Miss will be one of 18 conference contests...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Men's Basketball: Things to watch as Sooners open SEC play
(by Jesse Crittenden) Oklahoma has made it through the non-conference slate. Now, it’s time for the SEC schedule to begin. The Sooners (10-3) open SEC play on Saturday at home, hosting Ole Miss at 2:30 p.m. (SECN). The Sooners had some ups and downs through the first few weeks of the season, often looking like a team that has...read more from the OUInsider
