Oklahoma Sooners suffers historically embarrassing upset loss in season opener

Steve Roberts-Imagn ImagesOklahoma Sooners suffers historically embarrassing upset loss in season opener appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Porter Moser and the Oklahoma Sooners started the 2026-27 season on the wrong track, suffering a historically bad 68-64 home loss to the East Texas A&M Lions on Monday night.Moser has been a head coach in college basketball since 2000, starting his sixth season with the Sooners. He has led Oklahoma to three postseason appearances, including an NCAA Tournament run in 2025. Moser also has an active streak of 20 or more wins for three consecutive seasons.He looks to keep that streak going while getting Oklahoma back to the NCAA Tournament. However, they suffered a humiliating loss to the Lions. What makes it worse was that Oklahoma were 28.5-point favorites against East Texas A&M, making history in the process, via ESPN.Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)“The 28.5-point underdog stuns Oklahoma for its first-ever win against a power conference opponent. It’s the second-largest point-spread DI upset of the past 30 years 😮,” the post read.“The only bigger point-spread upset of the past 30 years in Division I was Eastern Illinois’ win over Iowa in 2022 (+30.5).”HISTORY FOR EAST TEXAS A&M ‼️The 28.5-point underdog stuns Oklahoma for its first-ever win against a power conference opponent. It's the second-largest point-spread DI upset of the past 30 years 😮 pic.twitter.com/FqGg18Lpui— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 3, 2026How Porter Moser, Oklahoma performed against East Texas A&MPorter Moser and the Oklahoma Sooners have a lot of work to do this season. Losing to East Texas A&M was something they didn’t want happening at all.Oklahoma heavily struggled in the first half, trailing 34-25 at halftime. The Sooners tried to fight back in the second half as the game went down to the wire, but it wasn’t enough as East Texas A&M pulled off the historic upset.Two players scored in double-digits for Oklahoma in the loss. Pop Isaacs led the team with 15 points, three assists and one rebound. He shot 4-of-7 from the field, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc, and 5-of-7 from the free-throw line. Derrion Reid came next with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Duke Brennan provided nine points and four rebounds.The Sooners will look to bounce back in their next matchup, remaining at home. They host the Mississippi Valley State Devils as tip-off commences on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. ET.Related: USC Trojans star JuJu Watkins gets emotional after first game back from injuryRelated: Michael Malone avoids upset disaster in North Carolina basketball debut