Oklahoma Basketball's March Surge

0:00On March 7th, Oklahoma's men's basketball team has turned things around just in time for the stretch run. The Sooners have won five of their last seven games and are chasing a spot on the NCAA Tournament Bubble. On Saturday, March 7th, they face Texas in Austin at 7.30pm. On the SEC Network, a game they desperately need to stay alive for an Ann. At large bid. This hot streak marks a huge shift from their nine-game losing skid in January and early February. Lately, they've beaten solid teams like Vanderbilt, Georgia, Auburn, LSU, and Missouri with their only losses to projected tournament locks Tennessee. And Texas A&M. Now sitting at 16 wins and 14 losses overall and 6 and 11 in SEC play, a victory could bump them up to 11th. In the conference. Fans and analysts see real hope, but those early conference losses still sting drops. To turn the bound squads like Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Kentucky.

1:03Plus weaker teams, Mississippi State and South Carolina. ESPN, Brachatologist Joe Lunardi has Oklahoma as the 11th team out right now, so every win counts big time. Key players are stepping up during this surge. Center Muhammad Wage has hit double figures in scoring for his last four games, and Guard Nigel Pack has drained 13 three pointers over his past. Three outings. Coach Porter Moser keeps stressing their urgent path forward, especially after Texas rallied from 14 down to beat them 79-2. 69 back on January 31st. A win over the 39th Rank Wong horns in the net could push Oklahoma right to the cut line, keeping their postseason dreams in play heading into. The SEC Tournament next week.