Jeremiah Fears had 27 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Oklahoma defeated No. 21 Mississippi State 93-87 to snap a five-game losing skid and revive its NCAA Tournament hopes.
The Ole Miss Rebels are currently in the middle of a three-game losing skid which includes losses to Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and Auburn with the two of those (Vanderbilt and Auburn) coming on the road.
Mississippi State basketball could've had its first 3-game winning streak of SEC play this season, but lost at Oklahoma with a dreadful second half.
Mississippi State’s defense was exposed as Oklahoma dominated from three-point range. Here are five key takeaways from the Bulldogs’ defeat and what it means moving forward.
The No. 23 Bulldogs (19-8, 7-7 SEC) fell 93-87 at Oklahoma (17-10, 4-10) on Saturday afternoon at Lloyd Noble Center. They led by three points at halftime, but allowed 59 points in the second half, their most in a half under coach Chris Jans. It dropped them to 14-2 this season when leading at halftime.
Oklahoma took on No. 21 Mississippi State on Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center and built a 12-point lead in the final minutes before hanging on to a 93-87 victory over the Bulldogs. OU came in on a five-game losing streak, but this time held off Mississippi State's late rally.
No. 21 Mississippi State knocked off ranked opponents in its last two games. That doesn't mean the Bulldogs think any less of unranked Oklahoma as they prepare for an SEC clash Saturday in Norman, Okla. The Bulldogs (19-7, 7-6 SEC) bounced No. 7 Texas A&M ...