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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Gonzaga 85, St. Mary's 75
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Where: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # David Hall, # Verne Harris, # Randall McCall
Attendance: 7418

Guard Eric McClellan led five Gonzaga players in double figures with 20 points Tuesday, and the Bulldogs posted an 85-75 win over Saint Mary's in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas.

The second-seeded Bulldogs (26-7) earned their 18th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Gaels (24-8), who won both regular-season meetings with Gonzaga, hope to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tourney. Saint Mary's and Gonzaga were the regular-season co-champions.

Bulldogs forward Kyle Wiltjer, selected Most Outstanding Player of the tournament for the second straight year, scored 17 points. Forward Domantas Sabonis had 15 points and eight rebounds. Point guard Josh Perkins added 16 points, and guard Kyle Dranginis scored 13.

The tournament championship was the fourth in a row for Gonzaga. The Bulldogs, in danger of missing out on the NCAA tourney, have won five consecutive games. Saint Mary's had won eight straight.

Point guard Emmett Naar led Saint Mary's with 25 points and six assists. Backcourt partner Joe Rahon sank four of seven shots from 3-point range and scored 16 points.

Gonzaga shot 69.2 percent in the first half and 61.7 percent for the game. The Bulldogs led 43-35 at the half. The Gaels shot 46.3 percent on the night.

Sabonis joined Wiltjer on the all-tournament team along with Naar, Rahon and BYU guard Nick Emery.
Top Game Performances
 
Gonzaga   St. Mary's
Eric McClellan 20 Scoring Emmett Naar 25
Josh Perkins 5 Assists Emmett Naar 6
Domantas Sabonis 8 Rebounds Dane Pineau 10
Eric McClellan 9 Free Throws Made Emmett Naar 5
Kyle Dranginis 1 Steals Joe Rahon 3
Kyle Dranginis 1 Blocks Dane Pineau 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Gonzaga 85 61.7 6-13 21-22 9 20 2 4 6
St. Mary's 75 46.3 12-25 13-16 9 23 1 4 8