Texas and Oklahoma faced each other on the hardwood in the SEC for the first time this week. Both teams went into the matchup without a conference win and the L

The Sooners stormed back in the second half, cutting the lead from 23 points all the way down to three points, but fell short in the closing minutes.

But the Longhorns — specifically, guard Jordan Pope — refused to give up the lead. Pope, a 6-foot-2 junior who transferred to Texas from Oregon State in the offseason, scored 19 of his team-high 27 points in the second half.