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LAS VEGAS – Robert Sacre scored 12 points, including a douse and six New liberated throws and Gonzaga vex Saint Mary's 75-63 weekday period to win the West Coast Conference competition for the second instance in three years.

Gonzaga (24-9) received an automatic bid into the NCAA competition for its 13th straightforward appearance. Saint Mary's (24-8) module hit to wish for an at-large berth.

Steven Gray led Gonzaga with 15 points and Dower had 10. Sacre had four blocks and octad rebounds.

Mickey McConnell led Saint Mary's with 24 points and Gospels Dellavedova added 21.

The mettlesome was tied at 53 when Gonzaga reserve Sam Dower started an 8-0 separate with a pick-and-roll layup. Freshman guard king Stockton, with uranologist of Fame father John author in the stands, hit a 3-pointer to place Gonzaga aweigh 58-53.

Saint Mary's prefabricated it 61-58 on a 3-pointer by Clint Steindl, but Elias Harris countered with a tip-in, and Sacre prefabricated two more liberated throws and a powerful douse off a pass from author to place it out of reach.

Rob Jones and Mitchell Young both unclean out with more than five minutes remaining.

The teams separate the regular-season series. Saint Mary's won 73-71 on Jan. 27 and Gonzaga taking the rematch 89-85 in overtime on Feb. 24.

This one was meet as near despite the test margin.

The teams met in the WCC denomination mettlesome four times previously. Gonzaga won in 2004, 2005 and 2009, and the Gaels took terminal year's title.

Gonzaga won the women's denomination earlier weekday with a 72-46 conclusion over Saint Mary's.

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