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Friday: 7:27 p.m. ET: (10) St. Mary’s vs. (3) Baylor
If anyone has become the darling of this NCAA Tournament, it is Omar Samhan.
A big, goofy-looking, throwback post player, Samhan has feasted on the smaller post players he has faced when playing Villanova and Richmond. Baylor is not a small team in the front court. Josh Lomers is going to be able to match up Samham in size. Ekpe Udoh and Quincy Acy are as athletic as any big men Samhan has had to face this season.
Will he be able to …

(10) St. Mary’s 80, (7) Richmond 71
The St. Mary’s Gaels fed Richmond a steady diet of 6-11 senior Omar Samhan to cruise to a surprisingly easy win over the Spiders.  Samhan scored 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting to lead a Gaels side that shot nearly 50 % for the game – this against a Richmond team that held opponents to 43 % shooting on the season. When you’re shooting layups and/or getting dunks like Samhan did today, it’s pretty easy to shoot such a high percentage.
The Big Picture: Due mostly …

When the Gonzaga Bulldogs won their tenth regular season WCC conference championship in a row last week, there wasn’t much doubt that they would go on to win the WCC conference tournament as well.  That all changed Monday night in Las Vegas when they met the Gaels of St Mary’s.
In what was a very sloppy, yet high paced first half on Monday night where both teams shot just over 30% from the floor, St Mary’s if anything proved they could play with the No. 14 Bulldogs.  As the game progressed, …

(2) Saint Mary’s 69, (3) Portland 55
Just like last year, the Saint Mary’s Gaels faced a must-win game in the second semifinal of the West Coast Conference Tournament. Unlike last year, the men from Moraga, Calif., hope that after coming through against the Portland Pilots, they’ll be able to land an NCAA Tournament at-large bid.
Yes, coach Randy Bennett will want to dethrone Gonzaga in Monday night’s WCC final. Yes, Saint Mary’s would love to bump off its rival and nemesis to remove all doubt about its postseason destination. Yet, with …

(1) Gonzaga 77, (5) Loyola Marymount 62
For 28 minutes, the Gonzaga Bulldogs received virtually no resistance from the Loyola Marymount Lions. Then, for a few minutes, a relentless underdog showed signs of pulling off a significant upset with NCAA Tournament implications across the entire nation.
Fortunately for the many residents of the NCAA bubble, the West Coast Conference’s supreme power managed to restore order before its situation became even more scary.
The night at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas seemed routine and relaxing for Gonzaga. Coach Mark Few’s formidable squad …

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