In their first ever SEC competition, the Sooners rolled past No. 10-ranked Missouri on Friday night in Norman.

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Oklahoma Sooners renewed their head-to-head matchup on the hardwood Saturday night, meeting inside of Coleman Coliseum for the first time since the 2017-18 season. However, this meeting was a bit different from the rest, as this version was the first SEC conference game ever between the Crimson Tide and Sooners.

No. 12 Oklahoma in the Sooners’ first SEC contest since joining the SEC in July 2024.  The Crimson Tide avoided a third straight loss to the Sooners with a 107-79 victory.  Saturday’s win comes nearly two years after unranked Oklahoma upset No.

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The Crimson Tide raced to a huge first half lead and cruised to a comfortable blowout victory, led by Mark Sears’ 22 points and 10 assists.

After their loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Oklahoma Sooners dropped in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Mark Sears scored a game-high 22 points and dished out 10 assists as No. 5 Alabama cruised to a 107-79 home win that knocked No. 12 Oklahoma from the ranks of the unbeaten in the SEC opener for both teams on Saturday in Tuscaloosa,

The first part of that phrase points to Hurts' time at Alabama, referencing the Crimson Tide's celebratory "Roll Tide" exclamation. Similarly, Oklahoma yells "Boomer Sooner" when showing support for the team. Hurts creatively and simply combined these into "Roll Sooners."

Oklahoma signed much of its 2025 recruiting class on Early Signing Day, but the Sooners are already looking ahead to future years.

The Alabama Crimson Tide had a mixed season in Year 1 of Kalen DeBoer’s tenure as head coach. DeBoer took over after the legendary Nick Saban announced his retirement following the 2023 season. However,

Texas and Oklahoma thought they were leaving the toughest basketball league in the country, only to land right in the middle of this season's version. The Longhorns and Sooners both left the Big 12 after last season when that league had a reputation as the roughest,