Oklahoma is leaning on the tough lessons learned against No. 2 South Carolina ahead of Thursday's matchup in Baton Rouge.

Oklahoma (14-4, 1-4) defeated South Carolina (10-8, 0-5) 82-62 Saturday afternoon inside the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. The victory over the Gamecocks snapped a four-game losing streak that the Sooners have dealt with throughout SEC conference play. The win gave OU its first SEC victory in their first season in the conference.

Oklahoma’s first meeting with Dawn Stalely’s South Carolina game went about as poorly as anyone could imagine. The No. 2-ranked Gamecocks pummeled Jennie Baranczyk’s No. 13 Sooners. South Carolina jumped out on OU in the first quarter and stepped on the Sooners’ neck to win 101-60 on Sunday at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC.

The Sooners are still winless in conference play in their first season as an SEC member, but that can change against South Carolina on Saturday.

Oklahoma Sooners (15-3, 3-2 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (17-1, 5-0 SEC) Columbia, South Carolina; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Oklahoma plays No. 2 South Carolina after Payton Verhulst scored 38 points in Oklahoma's 80-63 victory against the ...

OU men's basketball hosts South Carolina at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center. The game will air on ESPNU.

Jalon Moore powered inside for 22 points and eight rebounds as Oklahoma snapped a four-game skid, pulling away late for an 82-62 win over South Carolina on Saturday in Norman, Okla.

The Aggies kept a slim lead through most of the game but were able to keep the Sooners at bay to sweep the season series against the SEC rookies.

Two of the SEC's best and most balanced offenses get a national stage Thursday night. LSU is favored at home over Oklahoma.

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