Oklahoma’s offense struggled, but never quit.
Down for a majority of the second half, Porter Moser’s Sooners battled until the very end, extending the game on the last play of regulation against the TCU Horned Frogs in Ft. Worth.
Trailing the TCU Horned Frogs 50-48 with 3.1 seconds left in the game, OU appeared to have fallen short as Umoja Gibson’s corner 3 was blocked, giving Oklahoma just 1.4 seconds to stave off defeat.
But a pair of veterans stepped up to extend the game.
Senior guard Elijah Harkless appeared to have no options as he inbounded the ball under the basket, but he found forward Jalen Hill wide open under the bucket for a layup to send the game to overtime.
The luck ran out in overtime, however, as the Horned Frogs outscored OU 9-8 in the extra period to hold on for a 59-58 win.
With the win, OU dropped to 12-5 overall and 2-3 in Big 12 play, and TCU fell to 12-2 (2-1).
Though Oklahoma emerged with the win, the Sooners’ offensive struggles from their last outing against the Texas Longhorns spilled over into Saturday’s contest.
While OU shot 40 percent from the field, Moser’s team shot a dismal 23 percent from 3-point range.
The Sooners also turned the ball over 20 times against TCU, tied for a season high, compounding the shooting struggles.
TCU was able to cash in the OU mistakes for 22 points, which proved to be the difference in the end.
Only three Oklahoma players finished scoring in double figures, as Jordan Goldwire and Hill led the way with 12 points, and Harkless added 11 points in a losing effort.
Gibson’s shooting struggles from deep continued, only knocking down 3-of-10 attempts from deep.
The road ahead doesn’t get any easier for the Sooners, as they’ll host the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks and the No. 1 Baylor Bears over their next two games.
Up first, the Sooners will host the Jayhawks on Tuesday night at 6 p.m, and the contest will be broadcast on ESPN.
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