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.

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 in an early matchup of power programs.

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,

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

Gianna Kneepkens scores 20 points as No. 3 UCLA put together a big third quarter to pull away from sixth-ranked Oklahoma for a 73-59 victory.

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.

Oklahoma and UCLA meet on Monday night in a potential Final Four Preview. Jennie Baranczyk’s Sooners (1-0) are ranked sixth, and they’ll travel to Sacramento, CA, to battle the No. 3-ranked Bruins (2-0).

The highest-profile matchup in this still-fresh women’s college basketball season tips off on Monday night at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA at 10:30 p.m. ET (FS1): No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6 Oklahoma. The Bruins are 2-0,