Gianna Kneepkens scores 20 points, and the Bruins use dominance on the boards and a big third quarter to take control in a 73-59 win in Sacramento.

Oklahoma's Raegan Beers (52) celebrates a basket during first half of the first round of the NCAA Women's college basketball game between University of Oklahoma Sooners and Florida Gulf Coast at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Saturday, March, 22, 2025. / SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The matchup between No. 3 UCLA and No. 6 Oklahoma lived up to expectations. Both teams entered the contest undefeated, but only the Bruins remained that way, beating the Sooners 73-59. The game was tight during the first two quarters,

Gianna Kneepkens scored 20 points and No. 3 UCLA used a big third quarter to pull away from sixth-ranked Oklahoma for a 73-59 victory Monday night.

Despite two of its best players struggling with foul trouble, No. 6 Oklahoma was right there with No. 3 UCLA well into the third quarter. But the Bruins took over from there, pulling away for a 73-59 win over the Sooners in an early season showdown between two of women’s college basketball’s top teams in Sacramento, California.

A couple of national championship hopefuls face off at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. on Monday, Nov. 10 when the No. 3 UCLA Bruins take on the No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners.

The Oklahoma Sooners traveled to the West Coast for a top-10 showdown with the No. 4 UCLA Bruins in Sacramento on Monday night. The Sooners battled in the first half, but the more experienced Bruins took over in the second 20 minutes for the 73-59 win.

UCLA freshman Sienna Betts will miss the No. 3 Bruins' Top 10 matchup against No. 6 Oklahoma on Monday night while still dealing with a left leg injury. She is no longer in a boot but is still working toward full recovery.