NORMAN — Near the end of the third rotation Sunday against No. 2-ranked UCLA, things appeared to be falling apart for No. 1 Oklahoma.
The Bruins were charging back, eliminating what had been a commanding lead in one rotation.
But then Maggie Nichols, nursing an ankle injury that limited her to two events in the meet, returned from a trip up the tunnel at Lloyd Noble Center and the dominance was back.
Nichols' beam performance helped right the ship and the Sooners broke through in the final rotation, beating UCLA 197.775-197.575 in front of a record-breaking crowd of 10,177.