The Oklahoma Sooners stunned the Texas A&M Aggies in the SEC men's basketball tournament, boosting their March Madness hopes.

After a first-round bye, the Texas A&M Aggies will look to improve their potential NCAA Tournament seeding as they take on the Oklahoma Sooners

The Sooners win their 5th game in a row as they take down the South Carolina Gamecocks and keep their hope of an at-large bid alive.

NASHVILLE — The No. 11-seeded Oklahoma Sooners meet No. 6-seeded Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC Tournament inside Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. The winner will play No. 3-seeded Arkansas at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Kim Mulkey and Co. advance to the SEC Tournament Semifinals, stage set for a rematch against the Gamecocks on Saturday.

Texas A&M’s poor rebounding and offense from deep allowed the Oklahoma Sooners to upset them in the Aggies’ SEC tournament opener, 63-83. Generally speaking, there are two ways to win a basketball game: shoot better than your opponent or create more opportunities for your team to shoot through the glass or through turnovers.

After losing nine straight games, the Oklahoma Sooners have won five in a row, keeping their NCAA men's basketball tournament hopes alive.

Oklahoma has won six of its last eight games and opens the SEC tournament against South Carolina, with analyst Kevin Henry saying the Sooners likely need three wins in Nashville to feel safe on Selection Sunday.