Gonzaga and St. Mary’s Set for Fourth Consecutive WCC Championship Clash
Top-seeded St. Mary’s and second-seeded Gonzaga face off tonight in a pivotal game for NCAA Tournament positioning.
- The WCC championship game between St. Mary’s and Gonzaga tips off tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, and will air on ESPN.
- St. Mary’s, ranked No. 19 in the AP poll, seeks to add a tournament title to its regular-season crown after finishing 17-1 in conference play.
- Gonzaga, unranked but projected as an 8- or 9-seed for the NCAA Tournament, looks to secure its spot in March Madness with a victory.
- The Gaels swept the regular-season series against Gonzaga and boast an eight-game winning streak, led by WCC Player of the Year Augustus Marciulionis.
- Gonzaga, led by senior forward Graham Ike and his 17.3 points per game, has won three straight games since its last loss to St. Mary’s on February 22.