No. 2 Gonzaga Wins 17th WCC Title With 84-66 win Over Gaels
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Drew Timme scored 17 points, Filip Petrusev had a double-double and No. 2 Gonzaga beat rival Saint Mary's 84-66 to reclaim the West Coast Conference tournament title Tuesday night. The top-seeded Zags) bounced back from a middling performance in the semifinals to win their eighth WCC tournament title in 10 years. Playing in its 23rd straight WCC title game, Gonzaga raced away from the Gaels in a dominating second half _ and all but guaranteeing itself a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Petrusev had 10 points and 14 boards. Jordan Ford led the Gaels with 27 points.