National Basketball Association
Gonzaga 65, St. Mary's 51
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, March 11, 2013
Where: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Mike Greenstein, # Michael Irvine, # Michael Reed
Attendance:
7896
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No.1 Gonzaga 65, No. 23 Saint Mary’s 51: Kelly Olynyk had 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Bulldogs captured the West Coast Conference tournament title with a strong performance in Las Vegas.
Elias Harris contributed 19 points for Gonzaga (31-2), which likely clinched its first No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Bulldogs qualified for the 15th consecutive year.
Stephen Holt had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead second-seeded Saint Mary’s (27-6). Matthew Dellavedova, who became the school’s all-time career scoring leader last week, was held to a career-low two points on 1-for-8 shooting.
The Bulldogs shot 64 percent from the floor while building a 38-29 halftime lead. The game began to slip away from the Gaels when they went 6:07 without scoring in the first half, allowing Gonzaga to turn a one-point deficit into an eight-point lead.
The Bulldogs scored the first five points of the second half to go ahead 43-29 and Saint Mary’s never got back within 11. Gonzaga shot 52.1 percent for the game, while the Gaels shot 35.7.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Saint Mary’s junior G Jorden Page suffered a right knee injury with 11:42 remaining in the first half and did not return. Page came into the game averaging 6.6 points. … Dellavedova, who scored seven points on 2-for-12 shooting in an overtime win against San Diego in the semifinals, hadn’t been held to single digits in consecutive games since December 2011. … Saint Mary’s lost three games in the last two months, all against Gonzaga.
Top Game Performances
St. Mary's |
|
Gonzaga |
Stephen Holt 19 |
Scoring |
Kelly Olynyk 21 |
Matthew Dellavedova 7 |
Assists |
Elias Harris 3 |
Stephen Holt 7 |
Rebounds |
Kelly Olynyk 12 |
Brad Waldow 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kelly Olynyk 7 |
Stephen Holt 2 |
Steals |
Kevin Pangos 4 |
Matt Hodgson 1 |
Blocks |
Kelly Olynyk 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
St. Mary's
|
51 |
35.7 |
7-27 |
4-9 |
12 |
28 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
Gonzaga
|
65 |
52.1 |
2-9 |
13-16 |
12 |
35 |
1 |
8 |
8 |