Texas Longhorns at UCLA Bruins
· NCAA Women's Basketball Championship - Final Four
44 - 51
UCLA withstands Texas' late charge, reaches first national championship game with grinding 51-44 win
Manhandled by eventual national champion UConn in their first Final Four a year ago, the Bruins (36-1) dominated their way to another national semifinal with the best season in program history.
A chance at a first national championship game appearance had to go through the only team to beat them this season.
Overpowered in the first meeting, the Bruins turned the bully tables on Texas (35-4), shutting down All-American Madison Booker while building a 13-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.
The Longhorns are one of the nation's best defensive teams and flexed their D during a 12-2 run that cut UCLA's lead to 47-44.
Betts swatted the Texas run to halt.
She blocked Booker's shot with 20 seconds left and Kiki Rice hit two free throws, sending coach Cori Close's crew into the title game.
The grinding win earns the Bruins a spot Sunday’s title game against South Carolina, the three-time national champions who ended reigning champion UConn’s undefeated season and left Huskies’ coach Geno Auriemma fuming.
So was Booker after a brutal finish to what was otherwise a stellar season. She hit her first shot, missed her next 17 and finished with six points on 3-of-23 shooting.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 44 - 51 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 44 - 51 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Angela Dugalic Defensive Rebound. | 44 - 51 |
| 4th 0:03 | |
Amanda Muse subbing in for UCLA | 44 - 51 |
| 4th 0:03 | |
Sienna Betts subbing in for UCLA | 44 - 51 |
Statistics
 TEX |
UCLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-65 | FG | 18-44 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 2-5 | FT | 11-12 |
| 40 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 94 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 15,856 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 36-4 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 35-4 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 29-6 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 25-11 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-10 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 24-12 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 24-11 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |