The Gonzaga Bulldogs defeated Saint Mary’s to win the WCC Tournament and to advance to the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Gonzaga has won the WCC crown seven times in their last eight appearances and is their 17th tournament championship with Mark Few coaching the team. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Will Graves, son of Oregon women’s basketball coach and former Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves, says he’s living his dream playing for a school for which his father once coached. Kelly’s team won the women’s Pac-12 tournament and Will’s team is playing in the WCC Finals. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s will advance to the West Coast Conference basketball tournament’s final, taking place at the Orleans Arena on Tuesday. Gonzaga defeated San Francisco, 81-77. Saint Mary’s defeated BYU, 51-50.
In the WCC tournament, no. 7 seed San Diego toppled no. 3 BYU by 23 points to advance to the semifinals. They will face Saint Mary’s next.
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