Sooners Go Quiet Late in Red River Loss

Saturday, January 31

Norman, Okla.

1 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

11-11,1-8SEC

Texas

13-9,4-5SEC

Texas

Oklahoma

Sooners Go Quiet Late in Red River Loss

January 31, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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NORMAN — Oklahoma jumped out to a 23-9 lead in the 108th Red River Rivalry meeting but was outscored 70-46 the rest of the way in a 79-69 loss to Texas at Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday.

The Sooners (11-11, 1-8 SEC) started hot, making six of their first eight field goal attempts and holding the Longhorns (13-9, 4-5) to just three makes on their first 14 shots. But Texas flipped the script and went 27 for 35 (77%) over the final 30 minutes to hand OU its eighth consecutive defeat. For the game, UT shot an OU-opponent-season-high 61% from the floor and was 22 for 28 (79%) from two-point range.

Nijel Pack led three Sooners in double-figures scoring with his game-high 23 points. It was his third straight outing over 20. The guard was 9 for 22 from the field and 3 for 8 from 3-point range while tying for the team lead with three assists.

Xzayvier Brown and Derrion Reid each contributed 15 points and a team-high five rebounds. Kirill Elatontsev finished with nine points — his second most this season — to go along with four boards, three assists and two steals, and Dayton Forsythe's five points were his most since Nov. 20.

Texas's Dailyn Swain paced the Longhorns with 20 points and game highs of 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals.

Pack scored eight of Oklahoma's first 15 points with the help of two 3-pointers and the Sooners took a 23-9 advantage with 9:37 left in the first half. UT responded with a 9-0 run to make it 23-18 and eventually knotted the score at 30 with 44 seconds left before Brown's first 3-pointer gave OU a 33-30 lead at the break.

Texas took its first lead of the day at 41-40 on two Swain free throws with 15:49 remaining, but it disappeared on the next possession thanks to a Reid corner trey. Another Brown 3-pointer following a tip-out by Mohamed Wague pushed OU's lead to 61-55 with 8:38 to go, only to see Texas score seven straight.

Brown's follow with 5:56 to go put the Sooners back in front 63-62, but it was their last lead of the game as the Longhorns posted a 17-6 advantage over the last 5:32.

The Sooners turned 10 offensive rebounds into 16 points and forced 14 Texas turnovers while committing just nine.

The game marked the fourth in the last five for Oklahoma to hold a halftime lead but not win.

OU is back in action Wednesday for the first of two straight road games when it faces Kentucky at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be televised by ESPN2.