Gonzaga beats No. 19 Saint Mary’s 58-51 to seize West Coast Convention Event title

Marciulionis’ layup with 15:09 left introduced Saint Mary’s inside some extent, however the Gaels went the following 7:36 with no subject aim as Gonzaga constructed a 48-42 lead.

The groups mixed to shoot 1 of 31 on 3-pointers, with Saint Mary’s going 0 for 16.

GONZAGA (24-8) — Huff 8-16 1-1 18, Ike 5-12 1-1 11, Battle 6-14 2-3 14, Hickman 1-6 1-2 3, Nembhard 5-11 0-0 10, Innocenti 0-1 0-0 0, Gregg 1-3 0-0 2, Ajayi 0-0 0-0 0, Stromer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 5-7 58.

SAINT MARY’S (28-4) — Murauskas 0-7 0-0 0, Saxen 8-13 4-6 20, Marciulionis 4-7 4-4 12, Ross 0-5 0-0 0, Barrett 4-7 1-2 9, Wessels 2-3 1-2 5, Lewis 2-10 1-1 5. Totals 20-52 11-15 51.

Halftime—Gonzaga 33-31. 3-Level Objectives—Gonzaga 1-15 (Huff 1-4, Gregg 0-2, Nembhard 0-2, Hickman 0-3, Battle 0-4), Saint Mary’s 0-16 (Ross 0-1, Marciulionis 0-2, Barrett 0-3, Murauskas 0-3, Lewis 0-7). Rebounds—Gonzaga 23 (Ike 7), Saint Mary’s 37 (Barrett, Wessels 9). Assists—Gonzaga 13 (Nembhard 6), Saint Mary’s 12 (Marciulionis 8). Complete Fouls—Gonzaga 16, Saint Mary’s 13.