The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team continues to struggle in conference play. The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team made the trip out to Norman, Oklahoma to take on the Oklahoma Sooners,

South Carolina has now lost two straight conference matchups by a three-point margin. It will be hoping to break that streak on Saturday afternoon. The Gamecocks (10-7, 0-4 SEC) are hosted by Oklahoma in a weekend contest.

As the Gamecocks pack their bags for a two-game road swing, there’s a spark of determination and renewed sense of urgency in the air. South Carolina came agonizingly close to a

South Carolina coach Lamont Paris used a song from 40 years ago to drill a message into his team ahead of the Auburn matchup.

Following the South Carolina Gamecocks’ 88-68 loss to No. 5 Alabama, head coach Lamont Paris addressed the media, providing insights into the team’s performance

Jalon Moore scored 22 points and Oklahoma pulled away in the second half to beat South Carolina 82-62 on Saturday. Moore made 6 of 10 shots from the floor and 10 of 11 at the free-throw line for the Sooners (14-4,

Moore made 6 of 10 shots from the floor and 10 of 11 at the free-throw line for the Sooners (14-4, 1-4 Southeastern Conference). He added eight rebounds.

Sophomore forward Collin Murray-Boyles had 11 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high five steals (all in the first half). It’s his team-leading fifth double-double this season, which is second in the SEC. Senior guard Jacobi Wright finished with 10 points and a team-high five assists.

In a battle of teams winless in the SEC, the Gamecocks were up two with less than 15 minutes to play but the Sooners would go on a 13-0 run to help secure the win.

Murray-Boyles provided a spark defensively with a career-high five steals, ripping the ball from Sooners with a tenacity that kept the Gamecocks afloat early. Still, Oklahoma capitalized on USC’s sloppiness, scoring 19 points off turnovers before the break, compared to just three for the Gamecocks.

After winning its first 13 games and vaulting to No. 12 in the AP poll, Oklahoma has done a 180, losing each of its first four games as a new

Amid a four-game losing streak, his expectation is for South Carolina to play well enough to win the games it has been losing. As optimistic as Paris is, he knows as well as anyone that the way the Gamecocks performed on Wednesday won’t cut it.