Saint Mary's Gaels at Gonzaga Bulldogs
· West Coast Conference Tournament - Final
Loyola Marymount ends No. 6 Gonzaga's 75-game home streak
The home streak for the Bulldogs (16-4, 5-1 West Coast Conference) was tied with Long Beach State (from 1968-74) for the eighth-longest in Division I history.
Shelton scored 27 points to lead the Lions (14-7, 4-3), who hadn't won in Spokane since 1991 and had lost 25 straight overall to the Zags.
Gonzaga had won 93 straight games against unranked opponents with 69 of those coming at home, and had won its previous 116 WCC games against teams other than Saint Mary’s and BYU.
Gonzaga's streak of 36 straight wins in the month of January also ended. Coach Mark Few's Bulldogs had won 11 straight overall, the fourth-best streak in the country, since losing 64-63 to Baylor on Dec. 2.
Jalin Anderson added 15 points and Keli Leaupepe had 11 for the Lions. Loyola Marymount led by as many as nine in the second half and held off Gonzaga’s late run.
LMU led 66-59 with 2:55 left after Shelton’s 3-pointer, but the Zags scored the next eight points to take 67-66 lead on Drew Timme's free throw with 41 seconds left. With the shot clock running down, Shelton converted a runner from just outside the lane to give the Lions the lead, and Timme’s last attempt at a winner was partly blocked by Leaupepe.
Timme led the Zags with 17 points. Nolan Hickman chipped in 12 points and six assists for the Zags, who were coming off a 115-75 win over Portland last Saturday.
Gonzaga struggled from the field, shooting 44.4% overall and going 4 of 14 (28.6%) from 3-point range and 15 of 23 (65.2%) from the free-throw line.
BIG PICTURE
The Lions improved to 2-2 on the road in WCC play.
Gonzaga had won 29 of its last 30 over Loyola Marymount.
UP NEXT
Loyola Marymount: Hosts Portland next Thursday night.
Gonzaga: At Pacific on Saturday night.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Gonzaga Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tommy Kuhse missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Julian Strawther made Free Throw. | 69 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 81 |
Statistics
 SMC |
 GONZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-57 | FG | 30-52 |
| 47.4 | Field Goal % | 57.7 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 8-16 |
| 31.3 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
| 10-12 | FT | 14-18 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 77.8 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 14-1 | - | 24-4 |
| Gonzaga | 12-3 | 2 | 21-7 |
| San Francisco | 12-4 | 2.5 | 22-7 |
| Santa Clara | 10-5 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Oregon State | 9-6 | 5 | 19-9 |
| Loyola Marymount | 7-9 | 7.5 | 15-13 |
| Washington State | 6-9 | 8 | 16-12 |
| Portland | 5-10 | 9 | 10-18 |
| Pepperdine | 4-11 | 10 | 10-18 |
| Pacific | 4-12 | 10.5 | 9-21 |
| San Diego | 1-14 | 13 | 4-24 |