Jeremiah Fears had 27 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Oklahoma defeated No. 21 Mississippi State 93-87 to snap a five-game losing skid and revive its NCAA Tournament hopes

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.