Todd Nelson<p>If you love defense, the WCC tournament final didn't disappoint. 58 - 51 Gonzaga victory and automatic NCAA tournament bid (they were comfortably in anyway). Nobody shot well which is a credit to both defenses. Combined 1 for 31 from three-point range.</p><p>Kalif Battle and Braden Huff were the keys for the Zags. But the game won't impress anyone who watches the metrics. It was gritty.</p><p>Saint Mary's managed to tie the score early in the second half. It remained a one- or two-possession game until the last desperate minute.</p><p>Congratulations to Gonzaga on the tournament win and Saint Mary's on the regular season championship.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WCCHoops" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WCCHoops</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SMCGaels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SMCGaels</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Gonzaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gonzaga</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MarchMadness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarchMadness</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ChampWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChampWeek</span></a></p>