Losing to the No. 4 team in the country isn’t a bad loss on paper, but the way OU played made it look much worse. The performance itself was flat-out poor. You can’t come out at home and play like that. It was ugly from the start. That said, the end goal is still within reach.

The path for Oklahoma is pretty clear: win the following games, and you’re in: — LSU (Home) — Kentucky (Home) — Mississippi State (Home) — Missouri (Home) All are winnable. If you slip up, you’ll have to make up for it with a road win at Texas.

The #Sooners were overmatched by No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday, falling 70-52. The loss drops them to 16-7 overall and 3-7 in SEC play. Here’s the Report Card:

Final box score from Oklahoma's 70-52 loss to No. 4 Tennessee:

Tennessee has committed 15 turnovers, yet they still hold a 21-point lead.

The #Sooners have been unable to generate any momentum and now trail 61-40 with 7:54 remaining.

How does Brycen Goodine, the SEC’s leader in three-point percentage, go an entire half without attempting a single three? Yes, Tennessee is the best in the country at defending the perimeter, but you have to find a way to get him looks.

An incredibly rough first half for the #Sooners. Tennessee leads 45-25 at the break, shooting a blistering 69.2% (18-26) from the field and 58.3% (7-12) from three. Jalon Moore and Duke Miles lead Oklahoma with seven and six points, respectively.

Tennessee leads Oklahoma 33-19 with 7:46 left in the first half. The Volunteers are shooting an absurd 14-16 (87.5%) from the field and a perfect 5-5 from three. Chaz Lanier leads all scorers with 13 points on 5-5 shooting, including 3-3 from deep.

Tennessee is 11-13 (84.6%) from the field so far.

Rough stretch for the #Sooners. Tennessee extends its lead to 24-14, with Chaz Lanier already up to 10 points.

Solid start for the #Sooners, who trail No. 4 Tennessee 13-12 early. Duke Miles and Jalon Moore have each knocked down a three-pointer.

The usual starting five today for OU: — Jeremiah Fears — Duke Miles — Brycen Goodine — Jalon Moore — Sam Godwin

About 15 minutes until tipoff here at the Lloyd Noble Center as the #Sooners take on No. 4 Tennessee on ESPN. There’s quite a bit of orange in here today.

Here’s #Sooners guard Jeremiah Fears, listed as a game-time decision, warming up ahead of today’s matchup with No. 4 Tennessee. Despite a knee/thigh injury, the expectation is that he will play.

#Sooners star guard Jeremiah Fears has been listed as questionable for tomorrow’s matchup with No. 4 Tennessee. Fears sustained a knee/thigh injury late in the second half against Auburn on Tuesday night.

Very excited to see how this looks!

RT @Jfears5: Man I hope he can play tomorrow 🙏🏽