The semifinal round of the West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was played on Monday with both contests taking place at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, near Las Vegas.
In the opener, Joe Rahon scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting while Dane Pineau added 16 (while converting 8 of 10 from the field) as top-seeded Saint Mary's (#23 in the USA Today/Coaches poll; 27-4) defeated the fourth-seeded Pepperdine Waves (18-13) 81-66.
Lamond Murray, Jr. paced the boys from Malibu with 20 points.
In the nightcap, Kyle Wiltjer converted five three-pointer en route to a 29-point performance as the second-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-7) held off the #3-seeded BYU Cougars (23-10) 88-84. Domantas Sabonis added 18 points to the Zags' coffers while grabbing 14 rebounds.
Nick Emery also converted five three-pointers while pacing the Cougars with 27 points.
Showing posts with label 2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Sunday, March 06, 2016
WCC Tournament: BYU, Waves, Gaels, Zags (Who Oust Pilots) Advance
The quarterfinal round of the West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on Saturday at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, near Las Vegas on Saturday with four games.
In the opener, Kyle Collinsworth, the WCC Player of the Year, scored 13 points and came up with two key assists late in the contest as the third-seeded BYU Cougars (23-9) outlasted sixth-seeded Santa Clara (11-20) 72-60, despite 30 points from the Broncos' Jared Brownridge.
In the next contest, Jeremy Major converted five three-point shots en route to a season-high-matching 28 points as the #4-seeded Pepperdine Waves (18-12) held off the #5-seeded San Francisco Dons (15-15) 90-86. Devin Watson scored 33 points and Tim Derksen added 23 points to pace the Dons.
In the third game, Dave Pineau scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out five assists as the top-seeded Saint Mary's Gaels (26-4) used a balanced attack to down the eighth-seeded Loyola Marymount Lions (14-17) 60-48.
In Saturday's finale, Eric McClellan scored a season-high 26 points while Domantas Sabonis added 24 as the second-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-5) dominated the seventh-seeded Portland Pilots (12-20) 92-67.
In the opener, Kyle Collinsworth, the WCC Player of the Year, scored 13 points and came up with two key assists late in the contest as the third-seeded BYU Cougars (23-9) outlasted sixth-seeded Santa Clara (11-20) 72-60, despite 30 points from the Broncos' Jared Brownridge.
In the next contest, Jeremy Major converted five three-point shots en route to a season-high-matching 28 points as the #4-seeded Pepperdine Waves (18-12) held off the #5-seeded San Francisco Dons (15-15) 90-86. Devin Watson scored 33 points and Tim Derksen added 23 points to pace the Dons.
In the third game, Dave Pineau scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out five assists as the top-seeded Saint Mary's Gaels (26-4) used a balanced attack to down the eighth-seeded Loyola Marymount Lions (14-17) 60-48.
In Saturday's finale, Eric McClellan scored a season-high 26 points while Domantas Sabonis added 24 as the second-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-5) dominated the seventh-seeded Portland Pilots (12-20) 92-67.
Friday, March 04, 2016
WCC Tournament: Lions Hold Off Toreros In Tourney Opener
At Las Vegas:
In the opening game of the West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament played on Friday at the Orleans Arena, Brandon Brown scored 20 points (converting all ten of his free throws in the process) as the Loyola Marymount Lions (14-16) defeated the San Diego Toreros (9-21) 64-61.
Olin Carter and Duda Sanadze each scored 20 points for the Toreros.
Here are the match-ups for Saturday's quarterfinal-round games with all times Pacific Standard:
#3 BYU vs. #6 Santa Clara, 1:00 PM (BYU TV)
#4 Pepperdine vs. #5 San Francisco, 3:00 PM (BYU-TV)
#1 Saint Mary's vs. #8 Loyola Marymount, 7:00 PM (ESPN 2)
#2 Gonzaga vs. #7 Portland, 9:00 PM (ESPN 2)
In the opening game of the West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament played on Friday at the Orleans Arena, Brandon Brown scored 20 points (converting all ten of his free throws in the process) as the Loyola Marymount Lions (14-16) defeated the San Diego Toreros (9-21) 64-61.
Olin Carter and Duda Sanadze each scored 20 points for the Toreros.
Here are the match-ups for Saturday's quarterfinal-round games with all times Pacific Standard:
#3 BYU vs. #6 Santa Clara, 1:00 PM (BYU TV)
#4 Pepperdine vs. #5 San Francisco, 3:00 PM (BYU-TV)
#1 Saint Mary's vs. #8 Loyola Marymount, 7:00 PM (ESPN 2)
#2 Gonzaga vs. #7 Portland, 9:00 PM (ESPN 2)
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