vs. Alabama
3/23/2025 | TBA
CLEVELAND, OH — In signature Saint Mary's (29-5) fashion, the Gaels erased a double-digit second half deficit with a combination of tenacious defensed and ferocious rebounding to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores (20-13) 59-56, in Friday's opening round game of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Saint Mary's held Vanderbilt to a season low 56 points, giving the Commodores no breathing room on the offensive end to generate open looks. Saint Mary's will now move onto the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four years, and the sixth time in program history.