#2/2 Gonzaga (30-2, 15-1 WCC) vs. Saint Mary's (26-7, 11-5 WCC)
TUESDAY, MARCH 10 | 6 P.M. | ORLEANS ARENA | LAS VEGAS, NEV.
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THE TIP OFF:
- Gonzaga plays for the 2020 West Coast Conference Tournament title against third-seeded Saint Mary's in the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
- GU is 13-4 against SMC in the WCC Tournament. The programs have met in the event nine of the past 11 years.
- Gonzaga appears in its 23rd straight WCC Tournament Championship game. The 23 consecutive tournament final appearances is the longest streak of its kind in the nation.
- The Zags are 24-3 in the WCC Tournament since 2009, when the event moved to Las Vegas, and the three losses have all been to Saint Mary's (2010, 2012, 2019 finals).
- Gonzaga is 8-3 in the WCC Tournament finals played in Las Vegas, and 17-8 in championship games in the history of the tournament.
- The Zags clinched the 2019-20 West Coast Conference regular season outright. Its their eighth straight regular season title and 23rd overall in program history.
- Filip Petrusev was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year. He was joined by Corey Kispert and Killian Tillie on the All-WCC First Team. Joel Ayayi and Ryan Woolridge were tabbed honorable mention All-Conference, and Drew Timme was named to the All-Freshman team.
- The Zags are the lone team in the nation to have six players averaging double-digit scoring per game, with a seventh scoring 9.6 points per outing.
- Gonzaga is the only program in the country to have reached 30 wins in each of the past four seasons.
- Killian Tillie became the 45th member of the Bulldogs' 1,000-point club during Monday's win over San Francisco.

SERIES NOTES:
- This is the 103rd all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Saint Mary's.
- GU leads the series 71-31, winning 17 of the last 21 meetings, and is 45-11 against SMC under Mark Few.
- The last 11 WCC Tournament titles have been won by either Gonzaga or SMC. GU has eight of those 11 titles.
- The Zags are 13-4 against SMC in the West Coast Conference Tournament, winning four of the last five meetings in the event. The teams have met in the tournament nine of the past 11 years.
- Gonzaga is 31-11 all-time at home against SMC. GU is 14-4 in the meetings in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The Bulldogs beat Saint Mary's, 86-76, in this season's matchup in Spokane.
- In the meeting earlier the season in Moraga, GU won 90-60. Drew Timme scored 20 points and Gonzaga made 14 of its first 15 shots.
- The Zags are 25-18 all-time at Saint Mary's.
- The Zags won the first all-time meeting between the programs, 86-84, in Moraga on Dec. 23, 1971.
 
SCOUTING THE GAELS:
- After a dramatic double-overtime win in the quarterfinals versus Pepperdine, third-seeded Saint Mary's upset second-seeded and No. 14 BYU in the semifinals Monday, 51-50. Jordan Ford made the winning shot with 1.4 seconds left. He finished with a team-high 18 points. Dan Fotu added 10.
- Ford tallied 42 points on 30 shots in the quarterfinal win Saturday. He played all 50 minutes of the game.
- Ford leads the conference averaging 21.7 points per outing. He leads the country in minutes played (1252:57).
- Fitts is fourth in the WCC at 16.48 points per game and sixth grabbing 7.06 rebounds.
- The Gaels are third in the nation shooting 39.3 from behind-the-arc, and fourth averaging only 9.85 turnovers per game.
 
ZAGS IN THE WCC TOURNAMENT:
- GU is 58-16 all-time in the WCC Tournament with 16 titles and 26 finals appearances, including each of the last 23 seasons.
- GU is 44-5 under Mark Few in the WCC Tournament with title-game appearances in all 21 seasons.
- The Zags are 25-3 in the WCC Tournament since 2009, when the event moved to Las Vegas.
- Gonzaga's three losses in the tournament in Las Vegas have all been to Saint Mary's, the 2010, 2012 and 2019 finals.
- The Bulldogs were 33-13 in the conference tournament prior to it coming to Vegas.
- The Zags have never lost an opening game of the tournament in Las Vegas, winning all 12.
- Gonzaga has won the opening game of tournament the past 23 years, dating back to a loss in 64-59 in the 1997 quarterfinals to fourth-seeded San Diego as a fifth-seed.
- The Bulldogs are 28-6 in opening games at the tournament, including 14-6 in the quarterfinals (nine straight wins).
- Gonzaga has won in the WCC tournament semifinals in each of the past 23 years. The Zags last loss in the WCC semifinals was 1994, 83-75, to San Diego in Santa Clara.
- The Bulldogs are 26-2 in semifinal games at the tournament, winning all 12 in Las Vegas.
- Gonzaga has won seven of the last nine WCC tournaments in Las Vegas.
- Gonzaga is 8-3 in the WCC Tournament finals played in Las Vegas.
- The Bulldogs are 17-8 in championship games at the tournament.
 
THIRTY-WIN CLUB
- GU is the only program in the nation to have reached 30 wins in each of the past four seasons.
- Prior to this season, Gonzaga was the first team in the nation to reach the 30 wins in the past three seasons.
- GU has reached 30 wins in a season six times, all coming in the last eight years; 32-3 in 2012-13, 35-3 in 2014-15, 37-2 in 2016-17 and 32-5 last season.
- GU has finished with 29 wins three previous times.