College basketball picks: Can anyone slow down Michigan?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
9-5, 9th in WCC
- 11/25L 73-56
- 11/26W 66-64
- 11/27W 72-59
- 12/1W 73-50
- 12/3W 82-70
- 12/8W 73-61
- 12/11W 96-61
- 12/15W 80-75
- 12/19W 53-33
- 12/22L 74-49
- 12/30W 63-45
- 1/2PPD
- 1/7PPD
- 1/9L 66-64
- 1/14L 62-52
- 1/161L 73-59
- 1/21
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h:mm a z, US/Eastern - TBD
- 1/30
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - TBD
- 2/6h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/11h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- TBD
- 2/181h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/22h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/25h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- TBD
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Kuhse hits two clutch shots in Saint Mary's win (0:56)
Kuhse's block leads to Saint Mary's 3-pointer (0:29)
Memphis' Ellis banks in half-court shot at the buzzer (0:29)
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Irish, Ducks top field for 2021 Maui Invitational
Notre Dame, which won the Maui Invitational in 2017, will return to the event in 2021 along with Oregon, Butler, Houston, Saint Mary's, Wisconsin, Texas A&M and Chaminade.
No. 2 Gonzaga wins 8th WCC title with 84-66 win over Gaels
Drew Timme scored 17 points, Filip Petrusev had a double-double and No. 2 Gonzaga beat rival Saint Mary's 84-66 to reclaim the West Coast Conference tournament title Tuesday night.
Ford carves up Zags' D for nifty layup (0:16)
Ford hits Gonzaga's big man caught in a step-back 3 (0:18)
Saint Mary’s slips past No. 14 BYU 51-50 in WCC semifinal
Jordan Ford hit a pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds to go, giving Saint Mary’s a 51-50 win over No. 14 BYU in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Monday night.
Ford hits game-winner to send Saint Mary's to WCC Final (0:42)
Ford has 42, Ross 43 as Saint Mary's trips Pepp in 2 OT
Jordan Ford, who played every minute, scored a career-high 42 points, including the last seven of the game, and third-seeded Saint Mary's outlasted sixth-seeded Pepperdine 89-82 in double overtime Saturday night to reach the semifinals of the West...
Petrusev leads No. 3 Gonzaga over Saint Mary's 86-76
Filip Petrusev scored 27 points and No. 3 Gonzaga beat Saint Mary's 86-76 on Saturday night to sweep the season series.
Kispert's 3 caps off Gonzaga 10-0 run (0:27)
Woolridge finds Petrusev for the jam (0:17)
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Ford carries Saint Mary's past Santa Clara 78-72
Jordan Ford had 33 points as Saint Mary's topped Santa Clara 78-72 on Thursday night.
Would three bids make the WCC a college basketball power conference?
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Saint Mary's breaks San Diego in 29-point win
Malik Fitts scored 27 points and Jordan Ford scored 22 and Saint Mary's used the second half to blow the game open for a 92-63 win over San Diego Saturday night.
Fitts, free throws help Saint Mary's defeat LMU 57-51
Malik Fitts scored 20 points and Saint Mary's was perfect from the foul line to overcome a cold-shooting second half to pull out a 57-51 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night.
St. Mary's uses balanced attack to beat Pacific
Dan Fotu scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting while collecting 10 rebounds and Saint Mary's beat Paciic 71-63 on Saturday night.
No. 2 Gonzaga hands St. Mary's biggest home loss since 2001
Drew Timme scored 20 points and No. 2 Gonzaga made 14 of its first 15 shots to send Saint Mary's to its worst home loss in 19 years with a 90-60 victory on Saturday night.
Paul Sabin ESPN Analytics
Gonzaga has not lost a regular season conference game since Jan 18, 2018 (vs Saint Mary's) - 751 days before this trip to Saint Mary's. BPI only gives Gonzaga a 29 percent chance to finish conference play unblemished.
Fitts, Ford lead Saint Mary's past San Diego 66-60
Malik Fitts scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Saint Mary's held off San Diego 66-60 on Thursday night.
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2020-21 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 5-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Pacific | 2-0 | 1.5 | 5-1 |
| BYU | 2-1 | 2 | 11-3 |
| Santa Clara | 2-1 | 2 | 8-3 |
| San Francisco | 3-3 | 2.5 | 9-7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 1-1 | 2.5 | 6-4 |
| Pepperdine | 1-1 | 2.5 | 5-6 |
| San Diego | 0-2 | 3.5 | 1-5 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-3 | 4 | 9-5 |
| Portland | 0-4 | 4.5 | 6-7 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
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Team Stats
Points Per Game67.0Tied-303rd
Rebounds Per Game36.7153rd
Assists Per Game11.4324th
Points Allowed61.9
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Howell | SF | Signed | 77 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 5-10 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 10 |