Saturday, March 09, 2013

WCC Tournament: Zags Dominate Second Half In Win Over LMU, Face Gaels (Who Survive Scare From Toreros) In Final

The semifinal round of the West Coast Conference Tournament took place with two games played at Las Vegas on Saturday.

In the opener, Elias Harris scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (#1 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls; 29-2) pulled away from Loyola Marymount (11-22) in the second half for 66-48 victory and a berth in Monday night's title game.

In the nightcap, St. Mary's (ranked #23 in the coaches' poll; 27-5) survived a scare from San Diego (16-18) 69-66 in overtime to advance to the title game on Monday night against Gonzaga.  Brad Waldow scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Gaels.

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