Oklahoma Basketball Mired in SEC Struggles as Losing Streak Hits Seven
Right now, Oklahoma basketball is stuck in a loop it can’t seem to break. Since opening SEC play with a convincing 16-point win over Ole Miss, the Sooners have dropped seven straight games - the longest losing streak under head coach Porter Moser and the program’s worst conference skid since 2011.
This isn’t just about a tough stretch. It’s about a team caught in a cycle of close calls and missed opportunities.
Outside of a blowout loss to defending national champion Florida and a rough 19-point defeat at Mississippi State - the game that kicked off this slide - the Sooners have been in the fight in nearly every contest. But that’s also what makes it sting more.
These haven’t been hopeless outings. They’ve been games where Oklahoma had a shot, only to let it slip through their fingers.
The common threads? Turnovers at the wrong time, stretches where the offense simply disappears, and a recurring battle in the paint that Oklahoma keeps losing. Whether it’s second-chance points, post mismatches, or rebounding gaps, the Sooners have been outmuscled down low, and it’s showing up in the final scores.
“We’re standing in the place of struggle right now,” Moser said. And he’s not wrong. This is a team searching for answers, trying to stay afloat in a conference that doesn’t offer many breathers.
At 11-10 overall and 1-7 in SEC play, Oklahoma is feeling the weight of expectations and the reality of a brutal league schedule. In four of Moser’s five seasons at the helm, the Sooners have found themselves six games or more below .500 in conference play. But this is the first time they’ve hit that mark before January is even in the rearview mirror.
The road doesn’t get any easier from here, but the question isn’t just whether Oklahoma can stop the bleeding. It’s whether this team can find a way to rewrite the narrative before the season slips away for good.