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Gonzaga and St. Mary’s Set for Fourth Consecutive WCC Championship Clash

Top-seeded St. Mary’s and second-seeded Gonzaga face off tonight in a pivotal game for NCAA Tournament positioning.

Ben Gregg #33, Ryan Nembhard #0, Khalif Battle #99 and Graham Ike #13 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs walk on the court during a break in the second half of a semifinal game of the West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament against the San Francisco Dons at the Orleans Arena on March 10, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Star St. Mary's guard Augustas Marciulionis and the Gaels are slight underdogs against Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference Tournament Final.

Overview

  • The WCC championship game between St. Mary’s and Gonzaga tips off tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, and will air on ESPN.
  • St. Mary’s, ranked No. 19 in the AP poll, seeks to add a tournament title to its regular-season crown after finishing 17-1 in conference play.
  • Gonzaga, unranked but projected as an 8- or 9-seed for the NCAA Tournament, looks to secure its spot in March Madness with a victory.
  • The Gaels swept the regular-season series against Gonzaga and boast an eight-game winning streak, led by WCC Player of the Year Augustus Marciulionis.
  • Gonzaga, led by senior forward Graham Ike and his 17.3 points per game, has won three straight games since its last loss to St. Mary’s on February 22.