After finishing the non-conference portion of their schedule 13-0, the Sooners struggled mightily against Alabama in their SEC opener.

No. 10 OU was throttled by No. 6 Alabama 107-79 in its first true road contest of the season in front of a sold-out crowd at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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.

It’s Alabama vs Oklahoma to open SEC play this college basketball season. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Coleman Coliseum.

The Sooners are still winless in conference play in their first season as an SEC member, but that can change against South Carolina on Saturday.

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 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.

The Alabama Crimson Tide welcome the Oklahoma Sooners to Tuscaloosa on Saturday for the visitors’ first-ever men’s college basketball game as members of the Southeastern Conference.

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

South Carolina has now lost two straight conference matchups by a three-point margin. It will be hoping to break that streak on Saturday afternoon. The Gamecocks (10-7, 0-4 SEC) are hosted by Oklahoma in a weekend contest.

The move from Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables was supposed to put the Sooners back into the national title hunt. 2023 was their best shot, but upset losses to Kansas and Oklahoma State killed their Big 12 title and playoff aspirations.