The much-anticipated game between No. 15 Saint Mary's and No.9 Gonzaga -- the first West Coast Conference meeting of Top 15 teams -- turned out to be nothing more than complete domination by the Bulldogs.
Saint Mary's had a chance to remove any doubt and take over the mantle as the best team in the WCC, but Gonzaga had a different mind-set as they controlled the game from the opening tip.
In a blink of an eye, the nation's longest winning streak (19) was over and Gonzaga had re-established its WCC dominance.
Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett told the San Francisco Chronicle the Zags "came in with a desperate mind-set.