Gonzaga opens WCC Tournament in semifinals against San Francisco

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Mar. 10—Pregame

The long wait is almost over.

The last team to take the court at the West Coast Conference Tournament, second-seeded Gonzaga is set to take on third-seeded San Francisco in the semifinals at 8:30 p.m. at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The game will air on ESPN2.

The winner between Bulldogs (23-8) and Dons (24-8) will play the winner of Pepperdine-Saint Mary’s in the championship game on Tuesday.

USF beat Washington State 86-75 in Sunday’s quarterfinal. That was without the help of second-leading scorer Marcus Williams, who is out due to a NCAA rules violation.

Williams was the Dons’ lone bright spot in a loss to Gonzaga on March 1, when he scored a team-high 28 points.

The Zags appear to be a lock for an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament, but can boost their standing with two wins in Las Vegas.

Series history

Gonzaga is looking to keep up an impressive streak against San Francisco, having won the last 32 meetings between the teams. GU holds a 76-22 series lead over USF since 1949.

Team stats

San Francisco (24-8)

Gonzaga (22-8, 13-4)

Points

75.9

87.6

Points allowed

68.4

70.0

Field goal pct.

45.7

50.4

Rebounds

35.3

38.9

Assists

13.9

19.9

Blocks

3.5

3.0

Steals

6.8

7.4

Streak

Won 1

Won 2

Individual leaders

POINTS

PPG

FG%

FT%

Malik Thomas (USF)

19.1

45.2

83.9

Graham Ike (GU)

17.0

59.9

79.5

REBOUNDS

RPG

DRPG

ORPG

Tyrone Riley IV (USF)

5.9

4.1

1.8

Graham Ike (GU)

7.4

5.3

2.1

ASSISTS

APG

TOPG

MPG

Marcus Williams (USF)

4.3

2.5

30.7

Ryan Nembhard (GU)

10.0

2.4

35.1

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Publish date : 2025-03-11 02:06:00

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