
St. Mary's Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament With Massive Upset Over No. 1 Gonzaga in WCC Final
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For only the fourth time, a team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll failed to be included in the NCAA Tournament. Southern Methodist in 2014 was ranked 25th, Utah State in 2004 was ranked 22nd and UNLV in 1993 was 19th when they were relegated to the National Invitation Tournament. This year, No. 25 Saint…

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Saint Mary's had been hoping to make the NCAA Tournament, but the selection committee disagreed with the poll voters. The Gaels, at 28-5, with a 16-2 mark in the West Coast Conference, holding a road win over Gonzaga and two victories against BYU, were passed over for the NCAAs despite holding on to the No. 25 spot in the AP poll after the regular season.

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Juwan Parker's free throw in overtime gave Georgia the lead, and No. 21 Saint Mary's was unable to get the stop when it needed, allowing the Bulldogs to defeat the Gaels 83-81 on Sunday in the third-place game of the Wooden Legacy tournament at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif.

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Saint Mary's had no answer for Malachi Flynn. The Washington State guard scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cougars held off a late Saint Mary's rally to upset the No. 21 Gaels 84-79 on Friday in the semifinals of the Wooden Legacy tournament in Fullerton, Calif.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Freshman center Lauri Markkanen scored 16 points and collected 10 rebounds to help No. 2-seeded Arizona rally after halftime for a 69-60 victory over seventh-seeded Saint Mary's in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Allonzo Trier added 14 points -- all in the second half -- for the Wildcats.…