No. 1UCLA Bruins

Final Four

YES!

UCLA Bruins beat the Texas Longhorns

Ranked #1 · 35-4 44 – 51

Ranked #1 · 36-1

Final · Fri, Apr 3

Game Details

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Highlights

UCLA withstands Texas' late charge, reaches first national championship game with grinding 51-44 win

Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas on Friday night for a 51-44 win to reach the women's NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time.

Recap via ESPN

1:19 Texas Longhorns vs. UCLA Bruins: Game Highlights

2:48 Highlight: Texas falls in defensive showdown against UCLA in Final Four

0:14 Gianna Kneepkens knocks down a 3

0:13 Angela Dugalic sinks it from downtown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
TEX	6	11	11	16	44
UCLA	14	6	11	20	51

Game Flow

TEX UCLA

Q1Q2Q3Q4

7-0Biggest Run9-0

2Largest Lead13

1 lead change · tied 1 time

Win Probability · UCLA Bruins

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Texas Longhorns

Kyla Oldacre · 11Points
Rori Harmon · 5Assists
Kyla Oldacre · 7Rebounds

UCLA Bruins

Lauren Betts · 16Points
Charlisse Leger-Walker · 4Assists
Lauren Betts · 11Rebounds

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team	GB
South Carolina	-
Texas	2
Vanderbilt	2
LSU	3
Oklahoma	4
Kentucky	7
Georgia	7
Ole Miss	7
Tennessee	7
Alabama	8
Texas A&M	8
Mississippi State	10
Florida	10
Missouri	11
Auburn	12
Arkansas	14

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
UCLA	-
Michigan	3
Iowa	3
Ohio State	5
Minnesota	5
Maryland	7
Michigan State	7
Washington	8
Illinois	9
USC	9
Oregon	10
Nebraska	11
Indiana	12
Wisconsin	13
Purdue	13
Penn State	14
Northwestern	16
Rutgers	17

Team Stats

Texas LonghornsUCLA Bruins

Shooting

20-65, 31% Field Goals 18-44, 41%

2-9, 22% 3-Pointers 4-13, 31%

2-5, 40% Free Throws 11-12, 92%

Possessions

36 Rebounds 37

17 Offensive Rebounds 7

11 Assists 13

14 Steals 5

1 Blocks 6

12 Turnovers 23

16 Fouls 12

Scoring

24 Points in Paint 24

6 Fast Break Points 2

2 Largest Lead 13

Box Score

Texas Longhorns ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. CarltonF	7	2	1	14	3-5	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	1	1	0
B. CunninghamF	0	3	0	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	4
M. BookerF	6	7	0	35	3-23	0-4	0-0	0	1	0	1	6	4
J. LeeG	7	2	1	24	3-9	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	3
R. HarmonG	8	5	5	38	4-11	0-1	0-0	2	4	0	1	4	1
Bench
T. SidberryF	0	0	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
K. OldacreC	11	7	1	27	5-10	0-0	1-4	1	2	1	6	1	1
A. CrumpG	5	1	2	29	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2
B. PrestonG	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. GravesG	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. JuddG	0	1	1	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	0
L. Asbrink HoseC	DNP: Did not play
G. PrenterG	DNP: Did not play
Team	44	36	11		20-65	2-9	2-5	12	14	1	17	19	16

UCLA Bruins ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
L. BettsC	16	11	3	34	7-10	0-0	2-2	1	0	3	3	8	2
G. KneepkensG	10	4	0	32	4-11	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	2	2	1
G. JaquezG	10	4	2	37	4-10	0-2	2-2	6	0	0	1	3	2
C. Leger-WalkerG	0	4	4	29	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	4	2
K. RiceG	11	5	1	35	2-5	1-2	6-6	4	1	1	0	5	3
Bench
S. BettsF	0	1	0	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
A. MuseF	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. DugalićF	4	7	3	27	1-5	1-2	1-2	3	1	2	1	6	2
L. BilićG	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. KaramouziG	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. GardinerF	DNP: Did not play
M. GrantG	DNP: Did not play
Team	51	37	13		18-44	4-13	11-12	23	5	6	7	30	12