Basketball: East Texas A&M Stuns Oklahoma in Norman
The Lions claimed their first series victory over the Sooners with a 68-64 win, ending a 30-game non-conference home winning streak for Oklahoma.
By Naomi Tesfaye ·
East Texas A&M defeated Oklahoma 68-64 on Monday night in Norman, Okla., snapping the Sooners' 30-game winning streak at the Lloyd Noble Center in non-conference play.
Bo Aldridge led the visitors with 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting. Mohamed Diakite and Alonzo Dodd added 15 points each for the Lions. The team took a 13-12 lead with 12:59 remaining before halftime and never trailed for the rest of the game.
Oklahoma trailed for most of the contest before Pop Isaacs and Derrion Reid drove the Sooners back into contention. Isaacs finished with 15 points, while Reid recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds. The hosts tied the score at 58 and again at 60 with 2:51 left on the clock.
Aldridge secured the win with two free throws in the final three seconds. The result marks the first time East Texas A&M has won a game in a three-match series against Oklahoma. The Sooners previously won 84-56 on Nov. 21, 2024, and 87-59 on Dec. 1, 1970.
Oklahoma enters the 2026-27 season with an SEC-leading five players who have appeared in at least 100 games: Tae Davis (134), Duke Brennan (133), B.J. Edwards (110), Xzayvier Brown (104), and Isaacs (100). Brown sat out Monday's contest due to a lower-body injury.
The Sooners had won 22 of their last 23 season openers, with the only loss coming against Sam Houston in 2022-23. East Texas A&M travels to Houston to face Rice on Thursday. Oklahoma hosts Mississippi Valley State on Friday.
