Saint Mary's is ranked in the Associated Press poll for the first time all season. The No. 23 Gaels now turn their focus to continuing their domination of Loyola Marymount

Every time the Gonzaga Bulldogs got close, the Saint Mary's Gaels had an answer. It ultimately resulted in a stunning 74-67 Saint Mary's victo

Saint Mary's Gaels (25-4, 15-1 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (16-13, 8-9 WCC) Los Angeles; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount faces No. 23 Saint Mary's (CA) after Alex Merkviladze scored 21 points in Loyola Marymount's 93-82 victory against the Pepperdine Waves.

BOTTOM LINE: Saint Mary's (CA) will look for its 25th win of the season when the Gaels take on the Gonzaga. The Bulldogs have gone 12-1 at home. Gonzaga leads the WCC averaging 87.8 points and is shooting 50.0%.

Despite a disappointing dismissal from last year’s tournament at the hands of 12th-seeded Grand Canyon, there are many reasons the Gaels could be a chaos-creating team come March. Continuity is one of them, as four of Saint Mary’s top five leaders in ...

Oregon State faces Saint Mary's (CA) in WCC play Thursday. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season between the squads.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs opened as 4.5-point favorites over the Saint Mary’s Gaels for the biggest game of the season for both teams at 5 p.m. Saturday on ESPN. The line then moved to 5.5 points ahead of the showdown that will help decide the West Coast Conference’s regular-season champion.

The bullpen was mostly strong. Sawyer Hawks pitched three hitless innings with one walk and five strikeouts Friday. On Saturday, Brennan Seiber, England Bryan, Matthew Shorey and Miller Green combined to allow no hits in 4⅓ innings with two walks and seven strikeouts, though Jakob Schulz did allow two runs while recording just one out.

Putting pressure on Saint Mary’s terrific guard play led by Augustas Marciulionis is key as the Gaels thrive on dribble penetration. Both teams have plenty of size down low, which should mitigate each other, and every possession will be a fight.

There were seniors celebrating at Gonzaga's McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they were wearing Saint Mary's uniforms.