Oklahoma's final collapse proved nothing ever changed under Porter Moser

In the end, nothing actually ever changed for this Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team -- not even the coach.

The Sooners on Sunday in Las Vegas faltered down the stretch to lose to West Virginia 89-82 in overtime in the College Basketball Crown championship as the same hair-pulling issues that haunted this team all season had fans yelling at the TV one last time.

Sooners fittingly choke vs West Virginia in College Basketball Crown championship

OU led the game by as many as 13 points early in the second half before eventually giving up a 13-0 run. The Mountaineers used their comeback to take a lead for the first time with 33 seconds left in regulation. Tae Davis made a layup with 18 seconds left to tie the score and send the Sooners to their second overtime of the tournament.

In overtime, the Sooners again looked to be in control and took a six-point lead after scoring the first six points of the period. But the Sooners didn't score again as they let another game slip away -- this time for a title and $300,000 -- which has become a common trend with head coach Porter Moser in charge.

It's worth noting the Sooners did fight back and overcome a massive first-half deficit, but just like throughout the season, it was eventually all squandered no matter the respect gained.

The Sooners endured a nine-game losing streak that started in January and went into February before they suddenly flipped a switch and emerged as one of the hottest teams in college basketball. Despite winning six of its last seven games, OU was the first team left out of the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday as the selection committee couldn't get past that miserable stretch of basketball. And those same issues haunted the Sooners' postseason success again against West Virginia.

Right before the Sooners' six-game winning streak to end the regular season, they played another terrible second half to lose to Texas A&M 75-71 at home and Moser expressed his frustration. At that point, as the Sooners were 3-11 in SEC play, they had held a halftime lead in six of those games. They had a double-digit lead in nine straight games, but still lost five of them. The Sooners could rarely close.

Even after seemingly turning the season around and giving some hope for what's ahead with Moser still in charge and with more resources, the College Basketball Crown final was a lasting reminder to fans that maybe nothing ever actually did change this basketball season.