Las Vegas, NV – Gonzaga broke open a close game in the second half to win the West Coast Conference tournament championship with an 84-66 win over St. Mary’s in front of 7,210 fans at the Orleans Arena. The Zags scored the first seven points of the second half to take an eight-point lead and […]
Gonzaga, St. Mary’s Advance to WCC Tournament Final
Las Vegas, NV – Gonzaga and St. Mary’s advanced to the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament with both teams escaping close contests. In the first game Killian Tillie and Joel Ayayi came up big in the second half to lead Gonzaga to an 81-77 win over a determined San Francisco squad. Ayayi […]
Basketball Hall of Fame Al Attles Classic
San Francisco, CA – The first Basketball Hall of Fame Al Attles Classic, held at San Francisco’s Chase Center, featured four games. Schools from the Pac-12, WCC, ACC, Big East, and Mountain West produced some exciting games throughout the day. Stanford opened the first game with a victory over San Diego 62-59 in a very […]
St. Mary’s Shocks Gonzaga for WCC Title
Las Vegas, NV – Perhaps Gonzaga was overconfident coming into the WCC Championship game against St. Mary’s. After all they did beat the Gaels by 48 points at home and by 14 points at Moraga during the regular season. The Bulldogs just got Killian Tillie back onto the court and were coming off a 26-point […]
Gonzaga, St. Mary’s Head to Another WCC Championship Game
Las Vegas, NV – Gonzaga looks like a No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. The Zags (30-2, 17-0) had no problem with Pepperdine (16-18, 6-11) moving out to a 40-point lead before coasting to a 100-74 win in the first semifinal game of the WCC tournament at a packed Orleans Arena. Six […]
No. 15 St. Mary’s Wins At Portland
Portland, OR – St. Mary’s pulled away from Portland in the last five minutes for a 73-61 victory. A key turning point in the game came when Portland fouled on a drive putting St. Mary’s in the bonus for the remainder of the second half with over twelve minutes remaining. Portland was down only six […]
Gonzaga Dismantles Saint Mary’s in WCC Rematch
Moraga, CA – No. 11-ranked Saint Mary’s and No.12 Gonzaga squared off in the highest ranking matchup between the two WCC teams Saturday night. After Saint Mary’s went to Spokane and got a rare road win last month, the stakes were set for Saint Mary’s to accomplish a rare WCC feat and beat Gonzaga twice. […]
Landale, Gulich NetScouts Basketball International Players of Week
Jock Landale of Saint Mary’s (CA) is the NetScouts Basketball International Men’s Player of the Week for games through January 14th. Landale continued his strong play by helping lead his team to wins over Santa Clara (81-57) and Pepperdine (91-67). The senior from Australia started the week strong with 19 points, 10 rebounds, five assists […]
Brad Waldow, Youssou Ndoye Named NetScouts Basketball Players of the Week
Brad Waldow was nearly unstoppable this week as St. Mary’s defeated San Diego and BYU. The Shingle Springs, California native has been named NetScouts Basketball’s National Player of the Week for games from January 12th to January 18th. Waldow, a 6-foot-9 forward, started with 25 points and six rebounds on 11-of-13 shooting as the Gaels […]