Gonzaga Beats No. 19 Saint Mary's 58-51 To Capture West Coast Conference Tournament Title

Braden Huff scored 18 points and Gonzaga avenged two regular-season losses to Saint Mary's, beating the 19th-ranked Gaels 58-51 in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs 25-8 secured the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, though both teams were safely in the field regardless of the outcome.

They got some measure of revenge for losing to the Gaels in last year's title game, which ended Gonzaga's run of four conference championships and 10 of 11. Gonzaga also extended its national record to 18 consecutive 25-win seasons.

Saint Mary's 28-5 had its seven-game winning streak stopped. The Gaels also had won 17 of 18 games.

Khalif Battle scored 14 points for the Zags, Graham Ike added 11 and Ryan Nembhard had 10.