Oklahoma Basketball's Last Stand: Overtime Win vs Texas

0:00On March 8th, Oklahoma men's basketball team survived a wild finish to beat Texas, 88 to 85 in overtime on the road Saturday night. Darian Reed hit a huge corner, three-pointer with 11 seconds left to seal the win after the Sooners blew a late lead and nearly choked away there. Season. The victory caps, four straight wins to end the regular season and six out of their last eight. It comes after a rough nine-game skid earlier this year that had them on the bubble for the NCAA tournament. Fans and analysts called this matchup, Oklahoma's last stand, with ESPN's Joe Lanardi noting it as Maker Break for March Madness Odds. The team showed real grit, overcoming their habit of folding in close games, they've lost seven by seven points or less this season. In overtime, Oklahoma rallied with seven straight points, including a tip-in, Reed's Big Three, and Free Throws from Nigel Pack. Brown led with 21 points, Pack had 23, and they held off Texas star Jordan Post's 30.9.

1:01Now sitting at 17 wins and 14 losses, the 11th seeded Sooners head to the SEC tournament in Nashville. They face 14th seeded South Carolina on Wednesday, and will need at least a couple wins there to keep NCAA hopes breathing.