A team has to get its first SEC win of the season on Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center.
The Oklahoma Sooners and South Carolina Gamecocks will be a meeting between two teams that are winless so far in SEC play at 0-4. For the Sooners, though, it would be their first SEC win in men's basketball history in their first year in the conference.
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The Sooners started the season at 13-0 after finishing their nonconference schedule undefeated. OU has struggled mightily, though, since its first SEC slate tipped off.
OU lost its first game of the season and SEC opener to No. 5 Alabama 107-79 on Jan. 4 and haven't won since. The low point for the Sooners was their 77-73 loss to rival Texas on Wednesday night in Norman. They trailed by as many as 23 points at one point before a late comeback that ultimately fell short.
There have been bright spots for OU, though, even during a four-game losing streak. Jeremiah Fears and Jalon Moore have been phenomenal, especially Wednesday night. Moore led all scorers with 29 points, while Fears put up 20.
After the performance, Moore now leads the Sooners in scoring with an 18.1 average. Fears, a freshman who's projected to be a lottery pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, averages 16.8 points a game.
South Carolina is led by Collin Murray-Boyles, who averages 15.6 points a game. The only high note for the Gamecocks so far this season was beating in-state rival and then-No. 25 Clemson 91-88 in overtime. They also lost to both No. 1 Auburn and Vanderbilt 66-63 in their last two outings.
The Sooners don't have a guaranteed win in South Carolina, but it is probably the easiest game left on their schedule, especially since it's at home.
A loss Saturday would surely knock OU out of the NCAA Tournament field and eventually send Porter Moser packing. But maybe a win could get things back on track for Moser & Co.