The Texas Longhorns continue to dominate the Red River Rivalry on the hardwood, though their latest victory over the Oklahoma Sooners hardly came without thrills that head coach Rodney Terry would love to avoid.

The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners proved their prowess today at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad, knocking off title contenders No. 2 LSU, No. 4 Utah, and No. 6 California.

Texas surged to a 23-point halftime lead, but they had to survive a frenetic Sooner rally to get a big road win.

Texas and Oklahoma thought they were leaving the toughest basketball league in the country, only to land right in the middle of this season's version. Or fall straight to the bottom of it, really. The Longhorns and Sooners both left the Big 12 after last season when that league had a reputation as the roughest,

Jordan Pope scored 27 points and Texas blunted Oklahoma’s comeback bid to win a matchup of teams that came in winless in SEC play.

The Texas Longhorns (11-5) head to Norman to face the Oklahoma Sooners (13-3) in the Red River Rivalry with both teams at 0-3 in SEC play. Tip is at 9:00 p.m. Central on SEC Network. The recent slide for the Sooners under fourth-year head coach Porter Moser has been more pronounced than the poor SEC debut for Texas — Oklahoma exited the non-conference schedule ranked No.