The way the game started out for Oklahoma on Wednesday night at Mississippi State, you could tell almost from the jump this wasn't the same Sooner team that had basically bullied its way to five straight victories, including an SEC-opening win over Ole Miss just five days prior.
The Sooners were the team that got pushed around on Wednesday. Mississippi State took control of a close game in the second half for a 72-53 win, handing the OU men their fourth loss of the season and evening the Sooners' conference record at 1-1.
Oklahoma suffers second-worst loss of the season
The 19-point loss was Oklahoma's second-worst of the season after OU's 83-68 loss to Gonzaga in the second game of the season and followed a five-game winning streak during which the Sooners' average victory margin was 25 points (92-67).