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Scores
Thursday, February 23
Saint Mary’s 70 Portland 43
Gonzaga 74 BYU 63
San Diego 60 Loyola Marymount 57
Pepperdine 63 Santa Clara 57
Saturday, February 25
Saint Mary’s 67 San Francisco 60
Gonzaga 65 San Diego 57
BYU 76 Portland 66
Loyola Marymount 68 Santa Clara 65
The West Coast Conference regular season went down to the final game with its outcome hanging in the balance, and in those last minutes of tension and trial, the Saint Mary’s Gaels forged one of the sweetest and most satisfying moments in their basketball existence. The Gaels, who had come so close to …

Scores
Wednesday, February 15
Loyola Marymount 75 Saint Mary’s 60
Thursday, February 16
BYU 85 San Francisco 84
Gonzaga 73 Santa Clara 62
San Diego 78 Portland 75 (OT)
Seattle 81 Pepperdine 70
Friday, February 17

Loyola Marymount 61 Valparaiso 53
Saturday, February 18
Murray State 65 Saint Mary’s 51
San Francisco 66 Gonzaga 65
BYU 82 Santa Clara 67
Pepperdine 70 Portland 65
CS Bakersfield 72 San Diego 63
It was supposed to be a different narrative, a removed-from-the-normal conclusion to the season, in the West Coast Conference this year. That was the storyline one week ago, at any rate. The Saint Mary’s Gaels were …

Scores
Thursday, February 9
Gonzaga 73 Saint Mary’s 59
San Diego 70 Pepperdine 57
Loyola Marymount 76 Portland 62
San Francisco 85 Santa Clara 69
Saturday, February 11
Saint Mary’s 82 Santa Clara 67
San Francisco 81 San Diego 70
BYU 86 Pepperdine 48
Gonzaga 78 Loyola Marymount 59
This past week in the West Coast Conference featured a counterintuitively odd story: Gonzaga held on to second place in the conference, yet became the biggest story in the league.
The Bulldogs have been the best program in the conference over the past 15 years, becoming the biggest brand name and the team …

Scores
Thursday, February 2
Saint Mary’s 84 San Diego 73
Portland 84 Santa Clara 78
Loyola Marymount 67 Pepperdine 57
BYU 83, Gonzaga 73
Saturday, February 4
San Diego 70 Santa Clara 65
Loyola Marymount 90 San Francisco 88
Gonzaga 72 Pepperdine 60
BYU 79 Portland 60
In the West Coast Conference, an important process of revival took place this past week. The Brigham Young Cougars, who looked down for the count and were trending toward the National Invitation Tournament, made a strong plea to the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, a full-throated announcement that they want to be considered for inclusion …