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Saint Mary's knocks off No. 1 Gonzaga 60-47 for WCC title

John Locher

Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura shoots around St. Mary's Matthias Tass, left, and St. Mary's Jordan Hunter during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the West Coast Conference men's tournament title, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Saint Mary's ended the nation's longest winning streak and Gonzaga's six-year reign as West Coast Conference Tournament champions, grinding out a 60-47 victory in the title game on Tuesday night.

Saint Mary's (22-11) all but shut down the nation's highest-scoring team by slowing the game and forcing Gonzaga to grind out possessions instead of playing fast and free.