Oklahoma took on No. 21 Mississippi State on Saturday on Lloyd Noble Center and built a 12-point lead in the final minute before hanging on to a 93-87 victory over the Bulldogs. OU came in on a five-game losing streak but this time held off Mississippi State's late rally.

Jeremiah Fears scored a game-high 27 points and dished out 10 assists as Oklahoma snapped its five-game losing streak with a 93-87 upset of No. 21 Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference contest on Saturday in Norman,

The Sooners, who entered Saturday’s game against No. 21 Mississippi State on the wrong side of the bubble in ESPN’s latest bracketology forecast, have had plenty of stretches and plenty of games where they’ve looked like an NCAA Tournament team. They’ve also had plenty of moments where they’ve looked like the opposite.