Saint Mary's Destroys Gonzaga

Saint Mary's 83, #23 Gonzaga 62This game was actually relatively close in the first half, with the Saint Mary's lead peaking at around nine points, but the Gaels pulled away in the second half. The Gaels were tremendously efficient, totaling up 21 assists and only 5 turnovers as a team. Matthew Dellavedova was on fire (5-for-10 on threes, 5-for-6 on twos) and Brad Waldow added 17. The front line was the biggest concern for Gonzaga, which was surprising after how well Robert Sacre and Sam Dower have played the past few weeks. Sacre actually got benched to start the second half, though it didn't really help.The difference between first, second and third place in the WCC is going to be huge this season. The WCC gives double-byes for the 1 and 2 seeds, right into the WCC tournament semifinals. In addition, this year the conference has added BYU, a third elite team. No other team in the conference is remotely in the same league as Gonzaga, Saint Mary's or BYU. Earning th...