The Oklahoma Sooners, undefeated and ranked No. 12, begin their SEC conference play against the No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide. OU coach Porter Moser acknowledges the challenge, emphasizing the need for mental toughness and resilience against Alabama's strong squad.
It’s a new year and a new era of conference play for Oklahoma , but the Sooners hope they bring their momentum from the end of 2024. OU (13-0) is one of just three Division I college basketball teams remaining this year, along with No. 1 Tennessee and No. 6 Florida. The No. 12 Sooners will put their unbeaten campaign on the line on Saturday in their first-ever SEC conference game against No. 5 Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
“It’s an opportunity when we’re playing the best of the best,” OU coach Porter Moser said. “Every night there are going to be high Quad 1 games. You have to be ready. You’re going to have to have some mental toughness and resolve to go through what you’re going to go through.” Alabama is about as tough of an opponent that the Sooners could face for their first conference game in the SEC. The Crimson Tide are 11-2, beating Illinois, Houston, North Carolina and McNeese State in the non-conference portion of their schedule. Their only losses came against Purdue and Oregon.helped lead the Crimson Tide to their first Final Four appearance in 2024. Both of those two are back this year and have been excellent for Alabama. Sears is widely regarded as one of college basketball’s best point guards, averaging 18 points and four assists per contest.Nelson is one of three 6-foot-11 players that plays a prominent role for the Crimson Tide. The forward out of North Dakota is the most productive of that trio, averaging 13.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game thus far. Mouhamed Dioubate and Jarin Stevenson are the other two of that group, and they’re combining for more than nine rebounds per game. Altogether, the Crimson Tide are averaging 45.1 rebounds per game. The last time OU faced size like Alabama’s was against Michigan, which had two 7-footers in the starting lineup. The Sooners ultimately won that game 87-86, but the Wolverines outscored Oklahoma 50-28 in the paint. “They have extreme length,” Moser said. “You have to reboun
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