SPOKANE, Wash. — For the first time in program history, the Saint Mary's Gaels (25-4, 15-1 WCC) are back-to-back outright WCC regular season champions! The Gaels accomplished this feat by defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs (21-8, 11-4 WCC) 74-67 in the Kennel on senior night. The Gaels never trailed in this one, opening the game on an 11-0 run and never trailed in this one. The win marked the Gaels first regular season sweep of Gonzaga since 2015-16 and their first time winning back to back games at the Kennel over Gonzaga since 1989 and 1990.
Saint Mary's opened the game on an 11-0 run, immediately taking all of the wind out of the Gonzaga fans' sails.