Gonzaga's stranglehold on the West Coast Conference Tournament had been especially frustrating for Saint Mary's, the Gaels often seeing their nemesis celebrate at their expense.Not Tuesday night.No. 21 Saint Mary's led the WCC championship game nearly the entire way to beat No. 17 Gonzaga 69-60 behind Aidan Mahaney's 23 points and Mitchell Saxen's 19 points and 15 rebounds.
'We're looking forward to the tournament and trying to make some noise there. We can't hang our heads on this.'The game was close throughout — Saint Mary's largest lead was 11 points — but the Gaels managed to stay in front almost the entire way. Gonzaga used an eight-point run to finally take the lead with 7:41 left, but that advantage lasted only 22 seconds and was answered by a seven-point spurt by the Gaels.Both teams came in surging.
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