Saint Mary’s Slips Past No. 14 BYU 51-50 in WCC Semifinals

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jordan Ford hit a pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds to go, giving Saint Mary’s a 51-50 win over No. 14 BYU in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. Saint Mary’s will face No. 2 Gonzaga for the championship on Tuesday. The Gaels upset Gonzaga in last year's title game to earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Ford scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half for the Gaels, looking to win their fifth WCC title. Yoeli Childs had 23 points and 10 rebounds for BYU, which had won nine straight games.