Oklahoma Sooners' SEC Tournament Journey Begins

0:00On March 11th, the postseason kicks off for the Oklahoma Sooners tonight in the SEC Tournament. The Sooners, with a 17-14 record in 7-11 in conference, face South Carolina, who stand at 13-18 overall. And, 4-4 in the league. It's the first round at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, tipping off around 8-30 pm central time. Oklahoma has won six of their last eight games, keeping their NCAA Tournament dreams alive. To have a real shot at an at-large bid, they need at least two wins this week, and probably three. South Carolina finished 15th in the SEC with a tough season, but they did beat the Sooners 85-76 back in January during. Oklahoma's nine-game skid. The series' history favors Oklahoma with five wins in the first seven meetings, though that earlier lost things. The gamecocks are coached by Lamont Paris in his fourth year and come in off a regular season finale win over Ole Miss. Oklahoma ranks 54th in NCAA Net and 46th in Kinpom,

1:02while South Carolina sits at 1-7th and 95th. A Sooners victory sends them to Thursday's second round against 60-seated Texas A&M. From there, a quarter-final match-up with third-seated. Arkansas on Friday could punch their ticket back to the big dance when Brackett's drop Sunday. Catch the action on SEC Network with Tom Hart and Dame Bradshaw, calling it or listen on Sooner Sports Network. It all starts with handling South Carolina tonight, so the Sooners just need to stack wins and see where it leads.