NORMAN, Okla. — With Oklahoma set to affix the Southeastern Convention in 2025, Sooners followers used the SEC/Massive 12 Problem to present Alabama a dose of the power they plan to deliver to the league.

After taunting the second-ranked Crimson Tide with chants of “S-E-C” and “overrated” within the second half, the followers stormed the court docket — a uncommon incidence at Oklahoma. Grant Sherfield scored a season-high 30 factors, and the Sooners beat Alabama 93-69 on Saturday.

It was the sort of second second-year Oklahoma coach Porter Moser envisioned when he left Loyola Chicago to take over the Sooners.

“I believed the group was unbelievable,” he mentioned. “I sat there when the group rushed the ground — you understand, my youthful self may need ran out in the course of it — and I simply sat there and simply mentioned, ‘This can be a imaginative and prescient.’ And like, this type of pleasure with the coed physique — I believed they had been superior. They had been there early. Finest crowd I’ve had since I have been right here.”

Jalen Hill added a career-high 26 factors on 9-for-11 capturing and grabbed eight rebounds. He additionally guarded Alabama freshman Brandon Miller, who got here in averaging 19.5 factors, however completed with 11 on 4-for-14 capturing.

Hill mentioned he needed to indicate what he was about.

“I really feel like I had one thing to show,” the senior mentioned. “He will be a top-five draft decide on the finish of the day, and I simply needed to show to all people — the scouts, the nation — that I can cling with him.”

Moser mentioned it was a typical defensive efficiency for Hill.

“What he does night time in and night time out, the blokes he guards — he is guarding lottery picks and he’s resilient,” Moser mentioned. “He is performed loads of minutes. After which for him to have that defensive effort and have 26 factors as properly. I imply, what a efficiency by Jalen.”

Tanner Groves had 14 factors and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma (12-9), which shot 58% from the sphere and posted a season-high level whole. It was Oklahoma’s first win over a crew ranked within the AP’s prime two for the reason that 2002 Massive 12 Event and its largest victory margin ever in opposition to an AP top-five crew.

The Sooners had misplaced three straight, however there had been some indicators of progress. That they had three losses to prime 25 groups by 4 or fewer factors in January.

Alabama coach Nate Oats mentioned the loss could possibly be pricey in terms of NCAA event seeding.

“It would not have any impact on SEC standings, which is the one good factor to come back out of this,” he mentioned. “Hopefully, we are going to recuperate from a loss out of convention, however, you understand, it isn’t good. We would have liked the SEC to do properly on this Massive 12 problem. We clearly did not do our job on it.”

The Crimson Tide (18-3) had gained 9 in a row, however Oats mentioned the crew hadn’t been enjoying properly. Rylan Griffen, who led Alabama with 15 factors, mentioned Oats had warned the crew about its lackluster play.

“We did not actually pay attention,” Griffen mentioned. “We did not come out able to battle. … You may sort of really feel that we thought we had been sort of untouchable.”

Oklahoma led 50-33 at halftime and it did not appear to be a fluke. Sherfield scored 18 factors earlier than the break and helped the Sooners shoot 68% from the sphere within the first 20 minutes. Hill added 13 factors on 5-for-5 capturing.

The half was punctuated by Hill scoring on a spin transfer within the closing seconds and Miller getting issued a technical foul.

Alabama trimmed its deficit to 11 within the second half, however Hill’s dunk on a quick break pushed Oklahoma’s result in 64-46 and bought the group juiced up. Sherfield’s crossover and fadeaway 3-pointer put the Sooners forward 78-53.