Saint Mary's Gaels handed the 13th ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs a rare home loss with a score of 74-71 to take sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conf.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jill Barta scored 22 of her career-high 37 points in a dominating first half, and Gonzaga earned its first NCAA Tournament bid in three years by holding off Saint Mary's 86-75 on Tuesday in the West Coast Conference final.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nigel Williams-Goss scored 22 points, Przemek Karnowski added 15 and No. 4 Gonzaga won its fifth straight West Coast Conference Tournament title by beating No. 19 Saint Mary's 74-56 Tuesday night.
Gonzaga (32-1) was not particularly sharp in the WCC semifinals, beating Santa Clara by nine to reach the title game for the 20th straight season.
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MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Przemek Karnowski scored 19 points and Number 1 Gonzaga survived its toughest remaining obstacle to an undefeated regular season by beating Number 20 Saint Mary's 74-64 Saturday night. Johnathan Williams added 17 points and Nigel Williams-Goss had 14 to help the Bulldogs sweep the season series and win for the 11th time in the past 13 meetings against their fiercest conferenc