Mark Pope was fined for his comments after the loss to Auburn.

Nijel Pack scored 22 points, Mohamed Wague added 18 points and Oklahoma used its first-half eruption to ride out a 91-79 win over Auburn on Tuesday night.

Sooners in conference play, noting their offensive firepower and ability to build big leads. Oklahoma shoots 35.8% from 3-point range as a team.

Auburn returns just two starters on defense for the 2026 season.

Auburn, at this point, is the definition of an NCAA tournament bubble team. With four regular-season games and the SEC tournament to play, the Tigers (15-12, 6-8 SEC) face thin margins in the quest for a fifth straight trip to the tournament.

After a huge win at home over Kentucky to keep its tournament hopes alive, Auburn will look to string together back-to-back wins Tuesday night. Auburn defeated

Kentucky Wildcats (20-8, 7-7 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (14-14, 3-11 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SEC foes Auburn and No. 16 Kentucky face off on Thursday. The Tigers are 9-6 in home games.

While Tua Tagovailoa was throwing the winning touchdown pass in overtime in the CFP national-championship game for the 2017 season and finishing as the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy for the 2018 season as Alabama ’s quarterback, Malik Willis was serving as the backup to Jarrett Stidham on the QB depth chart at Auburn.

The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide in Auburn.