LUBBOCK, Texas—The story remains the same for Oklahoma basketball.
Bright spots, close games and then a late collapse.
The Sooners once again fell apart late Saturday night as their losing streak stretched to five consecutive games with a 77-69 loss to Texas Tech at United Supermarkets Arena.
Oklahoma (8-14, 2-8 Big 12) fell into sole possession of last place in the conference with the loss, just a season removed from the Final Four.
Against the Red Raiders, it was defensive inconsistency as much as anything else that did he Sooners in.
Oklahoma rallied from a 10-point deficit early to take the lead in the second half and then fought back from a seven-point deficit to tie it with around 5:30 remaining.