Oklahoma basketball coach Porter Moser during an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee on February 18, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jadon Jones scored a season-high 13 points to lead Oklahoma to an 80-64 win over Missouri on Tuesday in Norman, Okla.
The Sooners (16-14, 6-11 Southeastern Conference) have won three straight and five of their last seven games to keep alive any shred of hope of advancing to the NCAA Tournament.
Xzayvier Brown, Tae Davis and Derrion Reid each scored 12 points for the Sooners.
Oklahoma did this with an efficient, opportunistic offense that took advantage of turnovers on the defensive end.
It was a far cry from the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 24 in Missouri, where the Tigers won 88-87 in overtime on Mark Mitchell’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
Mitchell led Missouri (20-10, 10-7) with 17 points this time, Anthony Robinson II added 14 points and Trent Pierce had 11 points.
The Sooners led almost the entire way in the rematch.
Missouri only had one lead, 9-8, just over seven minutes into the game after Oklahoma coach Porter Moser was called for a technical foul.
TO Barrett hit the second of two free throws to give the Tigers their only win of the game, but after Missouri’s missed shot, Jones drained a 3-pointer to end a 7-0 run for the Tigers and give the Sooners the lead for good.
Jones made all five shots, including three 3-pointers. He also finished the game with a season-high eight rebounds.
The Sooners shot 62.2 percent from the floor, the best shooting percentage in conference play and their second-best performance of the season.
Oklahoma finished the game with just one turnover (16-15) over Missouri, but outscored the Tigers in those turnovers 25-13.
The Sooners barely won the rebounding battle, 28-26, and had no second points on seven offensive boards, while Missouri had eight of 10 offensive rebounds.
Oklahoma steadily increased its lead to 22 points with 5:45 left before Missouri made a late push to cut the deficit to 11 in the final two minutes.
The Tigers made just 1 of 9 3-pointers in the first half, finishing 8 of 24 (33.3%) from beyond the arc.
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